Tectonic Plates and Disasters

One of the results of an earthquake can be...

• Landside
• Tsunami
• Property Damage
• All of the above.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which travels fastest, always being the first detected by seismic stations?

• P waves
• S waves

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

What do S (secondary) waves do during an earthquake?

• Shake the ground
• Cause eruptions
• Open cracks in the earth's surface
• Create loud noises

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Liquefaction is when...

• the soil behaves like liquid
• the ground becomes liquid
• magma rises to the surface
• buildings are damaged, crumbling like liquid

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Tectonic motion caused tension between plates in Earth’s crust. A sudden release of this energy occurred. Based on this information, which event happened?

• subsidence
• earthquake
• volcanic eruption
• meteoroid impact

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

Earthquakes under the water can cause _________________________________.

• tornadoes
• tsunamis
• lightening
• hailstorms

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Check off the three causes of tsunamis:

• earthquake

• thunderstorm

• volcanic eruption

• submarine landslide

• tornado

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

When a tsunami reaches shore what happens to its speed?

• it stays the same

• it moves faster

• it moves slower

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

REVIEW: What kind of plate boundary is shown here?

• divergent

• convergent

• transform

• submergent

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

REVIEW: What kind of plate boundary is shown here?

• divergent

• convergent

• transform

• subducting

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3