Earth Test Review

The motion of the ground is the most severe at an earthquake's _________.

• magma

• focus

• epicenter

• plate

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Tectonic plates move over the partly melted layer of Earth called the _____.

• Crust

• Mantle

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Lava erupts from the center of a ____.

• Earthquake

• Volcano

• River

• Trench

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Earth is made of many layers. The layer at the Earth's center is called _____.

• Crust

• Mantle

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

The theory that Earth's crust is divided into plates that are always moving is ______.

• Plate tectonics

• Plate boundaries

• Continents

• Crust

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What TWO choices can occur due to plate tectonics?

• Formation of volcanos

• Deposition of sediment

• An earthquake occurring

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Why do earthquakes occur along faults?

• Rocks along faults are stable.

• Rocks along a fault are easily eroded.

• Rocks along a fault are under pressure.

Different landforms form along plate boundaries. If the boundary is on the ocean floor what type of landform will form as the plates separate?

• Volcano

• Ocean trench

• Earthquake

Choose the THREE types of volcanoes.

• Shield

• Cinder cone

• Lava flow cone

• Composite

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Earthquakes occur along a ___.

• Fault line

• Epicenter

• Inner core

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2