Earthquakes, Volcanoes & Tsunamis

The point on the earth’s surface directly above the origin of the earthquake.

• Epicenter

• Focus

• Foreshock

• Caldera

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A tool used to measure and record earthquake activity

• laser beams

• Richter scale

• seismograph

• tiltmeter

The most destructive seismic waves. They move the earth side to side and up and down.

• P waves

• L waves

• S waves

• X waves

Do two colliding continental plates always cause volcanoes?

• No, earthquakes always occur when two continental plates collide

• Yes, subduction always occurs when continental plates collide

• No, usually no subduction occurs when continental plates collide

• Yes, subduction always occurs when oceanic plates collide

What is formed when a magma chamber empties and collapses?

• a crater

• a fissure

• a caldera

• a vent

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

A device used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake

• Seismograph

• Richter scale

• Laser beams

• none of the above

The point of origin of an earthquake

• epicenter

• focus

• caldera

• intensity

The branch of Science that deals with the study of earthquakes

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Earthquakes that occur exceeding 300 kilometers from the surface

• shallow focus earthquakes

• deep focus earthquakes

• intermediate earthquakes

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Where do most earthquakes and volcanoes happen?

• mid-ocean ridges

• plate boundaries

• in the mantle

• rift valley

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2