2.10 Earthquakes and Volcanoes

Motion along a transform plate boundary causes

• Earthquakes

• Volcanoes

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Volcanoes are often found near what kind of plate boundaries?

• Convergent and divergent

• Transform

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How is new oceanic crust formed at a divergent plate boundary?

• Seafloor spreading

• Subduction

What kind of plate boundary forms mountain ranges?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The more dense plate slides under the other at a _____ zone.

• Recycling

• Subduction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Most volcanoes and earthquakes occur along plate boundaries on the circum-Pacific belt, which is better known as the _____.

• Ring of Sauron

• Ring of Fire

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which seismic waves cause the most surface damage in earthquakes

• Primary waves

• Shear waves

• Surface waves

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

The point underground where an earthquake starts is called its

• Focus

• Epicenter

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The point on the earth's surface above the origin of an earthquake, where most damage can be observed

• Focus

• Epicenter

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This type of volcano is large and erupts violently and explosively. It causes a lot of damage.

• Shield volcano

• Composite or stratovolcano

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2