Earthquakes

Which of these is false about lithospheric plates?

• a. vary in thickness

• b. have the same thickness everywhere

• c. thickest in the mountain regions

• d. include the crust and upper mantle

___________________ consists of layers, the crust and the upper part of the mantle.

Describe the given image by identifying the locations of plate boundaries, volcanoes and earthquakes.

• The location of plate boundaries is not found on the locations of volcanoes and earthquakes.

• The locations of plate boundaries, volcanoes and earthquakes found along the same locations.

• The locations of plate boundaries, volcanoes and earthquakes found on different locations.

Which stress force pulls on the crust and stretches rock?

• tension
• compression
• shearing
• folding

Stress that pushes a mass of rock in two opposite directions is called

• deformation
• tension
• compression
• shearing

What type of fault is the San Andreas?

• Convergent
• Transform
• Optimus Prime
• Divergent

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Forces that changes rock shape or volume is called

• tension

• compression

• stress

________________ pulls on crust which results in a normal fault.

• tension

• compressions

• stress

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

_______________ stress occurs at a normal fault.

• tension

• compression

• shearing

_______________ stress occurs at a reverse fault.

• tension

• compression

• shearing