Plate Boundaries, Volcanoes and Earthquakes Review

The Ring of Fire, where many earthquakes occur, is located around the rim of which ocean?

• Atlantic

• Pacific

• Southern

• Arctic

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which seismic wave is the first to reach a seismic station?

• P Wave

• S Wave

• Rayleigh wave

• Love Wave

Which type of seismic wave causes the most destruction to property?

• P Wave

• S Wave

• Q Wave

• Surface Wave

Which seismic waves are called “push/pull” because they compress and extend as they move through the earth?

• P wave

• S wave

• Surface Wave

• Z Wave

The point within the earth where the earthquake originates.

• Focus

• Epicenter

• Fault

• Core

The scale, which is numbered 1-10, that measures the strength or magnitude of an earthquake.

• Mohs Scale

• Richter Scale

• Mercalli Scale

• pH Scale

What instrument is used to measure seismic waves?

• Seismophone

• Seismogram

• Seismologist

• Seismograph

The large plates that move across the surface of the Earth are driven by what process?

• Convection

• Radiation

• Condensation

• Conduction

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The San Andreas Fault in California is known as an active earthquake area. What type of boundary is it?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

• hanging wall

Which type of volcano is built by alternating layers of lava flows and ash flows? It can be very explosive.

• Composite

• Cinder Cone

• Shield

• Lava Dome