Earthquakes & Volcanoes: Grade Booster!

Earthquakes are most likely going to occur at a ________ boundary.

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Asthenospheric

• Transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

True or False? There are thousands of earthquakes everyday; we just don't always feel them.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is the area beneath the Earth's surface where rock that is under stress breaks and triggers and earthquake?

• Focus

• Epicenter

• Shearing

• Lithosphere

If you are located near the epicenter of the earthquake, which of the following statements is probably true?

• You will not feel the earthquake at all.

• You will feel a stronger earthquake.

• You will feel a weak earthquake.

• You cannot be near the epicenter; it is below the earth's surface.

Which of the following waves causes the MOST destruction?

• P Wave

• S Wave

• Surface Wave

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which of the following waves is released FIRST?

• P Wave

• S Wave

• Surface Wave

Which of the following waves can ONLY travel through solids?

• P Wave

• S Wave

• Surface Wave

Which of the following phrases explains why we experience earthquakes?

• Earthquakes release stored energy from a build-up of stress.

• Earthquakes release stored energy from a build-up of gases.

• Earthquakes release rock fragments from tectonic plate movement.

• Earthquakes form in the lithosphere, and faults release gases that are built up below the surface.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is the difference between magma and lava?

• Magma is above the Earth's surface; lava is beneath it.

• Magma is below the Earth's surface; lava is above it.

• Magma is very common; lava is more rare.

• Magma is very rare; lava is more common

If a volcano has not erupted recently but is expected to do so in the near future, how might we describe it?

• Active

• Dormant

• Extinct