Plate Tectonics

What are these giant slabs of Earth's crust called?

• Tectonic plates

• Landmasses

• Continents

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is the force called that moves tectonic plates?

• Convection currents

• Mantle movement

• Tectonic force

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is the spot above where the earthquake happens on Earth's surface called?

• hypocenter

• epicenter

• seismograph

What is an aftershock?

• Unpredictable earthquakes that happen just after seismic events (a larger earthquake).

• When you get an electric shock after an earthquak

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What does a seismograph record?

• The magnitude of an earthquake

• How humans react to earthquakes

• Where an earthquake is located

What is created when an earthquake happens under water?

• A waterquake

• A tsunami

• A tidal wave

True or False: Even though we are not near a plate boundary, we have had earthquakes in our area in the past.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Type 1 examples of tectonic plate?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which claim is correct?

• Claim 1: Plates move, which can cause earthquakes

• Claim 2: Earthquakes cause the plates to move.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the correct sequence on what to do during an earthquake?

• cover, drop, and hold on

• drop, cover, and hold on

• hold on, drop, and cover