Earthquakes

The lithosphere includes the crust and the upper area of the

• mantle

• inner core

• plates

• outer core

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The idea that earth's crust is made of moving parts.

• Pangaea

• Theory of Plate Tectonics

• Noahic Flood

• Earthquake

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A large landmass that some scientists think may have existed at one time.

• Ring of Fire

• Lithosphere

• Pangaea

• New Madrid

What do Creation scientists think caused great changes on Earth?

• The Sun

• Noah's Flood

• Big Bang

• Plate Tectonics

Name the main parts of the earth.

• Winkin, Blinkin and Nod

• Inner Core, Outer Core and Liquid Core

• Crust, Mantle, Inner Core, Outer Core

Plate boundaries that shift suddenly and release their stored energy are called.

• Volcanoes

• Waves

• Earthquakes

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Breaks in the earth's surface along which rock can move are called

• Faults

• Break lines

• Tremors

• Sea Floor Spreading

The beginning point of an earthquake is called

• Epicenter

• Fault

• Focus

• Seismic Wave

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The point on the surface of the earth directly above the focus is called the

• P Wave

• Epicenter

• Seismic wave

• S Wave

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A scientist who studies movements of the earth.

• Geologists

• Biologists

• Seismologists

• Archeologists

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3