5th 1&2 earth's dynamic surface

Of the four points marked on this map, where is an earthquake most likely to occur?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What does the magnitude of an earthquake describe?

• the length of the fault

• the direction of movement

• the amount of energy released

• the location of the earthquake's center

How does magma form?

• it bubbles up from the Earth's inner core

• by melting of rocks below Earth's surface

• by a decrease of pressure in the mantle

• by convection currents in the outer core

What is the term for the underwater mountain ranges that form at divergent boundaries?

• mid-ocean ridges

• rift mountains

• oceanic crust

• deep ocean trenches

Where does most lava erupt?

• on islands

• on continents

• at the edges of the ocean

• on the seafloor in the middle of the ocean

Which statement about tectonic plates is true?

• they are all the same size

• they all move in the same direction

• they move in different directions

• they do not move

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which layer of the Earth is broken into the pieces called tectonic plates?

• the asthenosphere

• the lithosphere

• the mantle

• the crust and the mantle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which of the following exists between North America and Europe?

• a divergent boundary

• a transform boundary

• a convergent boundary

• no boundary

Tectonic plates are affected by convection in which layer of the Earth?

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

TRUE OR FALSE

Subduction is the movement of one tectonic plate under another.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3