
Earthquakes and Volcanoes Vocabulary

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Science
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6th Grade
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Kristina Williams
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Stress that stretches rock so that it becomes thinner in the middle
tension
compression
shearing
focus
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Stress that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks
Tension
Compression
Shearing
Focus
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Stress that pushes masses of rock in opposite directions in a sideways movement
tension
compression
shearing
focus
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Fault where the hanging wall slides downward; caused by tension in the crust
Normal Fault
Reverse Fault
Strike-Slip Fault
Seismic Waves
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Fault where the hanging wall slides upward; caused by compression in the crust
Normal Fault
Reverse Fault
Strike-Slip Fault
Seismic Waves
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Fault where rocks on either side move past each other sideways with little up or down motion
Normal Fault
Reverse Fault
Strike-Slip Fault
Epicenter
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume
Stress
Focus
Epicenter
Magnitude
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