Earthquakes

What causes tectonic plates to move?

• Convection Currents

• Duracell Batteries

• The Sun

• The Moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which waves arrive at seismic stations first?

• P-Waves

• S-Waves

• D-Waves

What happens at convergent boundaries?

• The plates crash into eachother

• The plates pull away from eachother

• The plates slide past eachother

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What happens at divergent boundaries?

• The plates crash into eachother

• They pull apart from eachother

• They slide past eachother

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What happens at transform boundaries?

• The plates crash into eachother

• The plates pull apart from eachother

• The plates slide past eachother

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

How many seismograph stations do we need to locate the epicenter of an earthquake?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Why are scientists unable to predict exactly when an earthquake will occur?

• Not enough seismographs

• Not enough scientists

• We can't say which way a tectonic plate will move

• There is no way to determine when stress along a fault will be released.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is it called when solid ground turns into liquid as a result of ground shaking?

• Quick Sand

• Liquefaction

• Unfortunate

• Solid

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What do we call the interval of time in between the P and S waves?

• Hang Time

• Ground Time

• Lag Time

• Game Time

A series of small earthquakes will prevent a very big one from happening.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2