
Earth Systems Unit Test #2 Review
Authored by Julia Tarlton
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6th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Seismologists study:
ocean tides
volcanic activity
mountain erosion
earthquakes
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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
the diagram shows the movement of the Pacific and North American plates along the San Andreas fault located in California. Why do earthquakes occur along the San Andreas fault?
one plate slowly pushes the other plate up
a trench is created as one plate slides under the other plate
portions of the plates get stuck and then suddenly loosen or move
one plate pushes hard enough to reverse the motion of the other plate
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The point beneath Earth’s surface where rock breaks under stress and triggers an earthquake is called the
syncline
footwall
epicenter
focus
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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The type of seismic waves that arrive at the surface first and move by compressing and expanding the ground like an accordion are called
S waves
P Waves
surface waves
Mercalli waves
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
At which location in the picture would earthquakes be least likely to occur?
1
2
3
4
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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Volcanic activity is related to tectonic plate movement
true
false
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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
NGSS.MS-ESS3-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Ring of Fire, a region with many active volcanoes, circles which ocean?
Atlantic
Arctic
Pacific
Indian
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
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