Tectonic Hazards Review 2.25.21

A shift that releases pressure on Earth’s crust and causes the crust to shake is called an...

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A level M3.0 earthquakes...

• do not ever happen.

• happen often but aren't always felt.

• are always felt and are serious earthquakes.

An inactive volcano is a volcano that...

M9.0 level earthquakes are...

• not serious and not felt.

• serious and leave a lot of damage.

• bad but they don't damage anything.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

An M5.0 level earthquake can...

• rattle buildings

• not be felt

• release magma

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A massive wave created by an earthquake is called a...

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

An opening in the Earth’s crust that allows superheated materials or magma from beneath the crust to reach the surface is called a...