Grade 8 Science: Earthquakes and Volcanoes

Vibrations in the ground that result from movement along a fault is a

• Volcano

• Earthquake

• Tsunami

• Hurricane

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

How much more ground motion does a magnitude 8 earthquake have then a magnitude 6 earthquake?

• 10

• 100

• 31.5

• 992

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

Which scale is used to measure the energy released from an earthquake?

• Richter Scale

• Moment Magnitude Scale

• Modified Mercalli Scale

• All of the Above

The type of fault at a convergent boundary where the block above the fault moves up is

• Strike Slip Fault

• Normal Fault

• Reverse Fault

• Transverse Fault

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

Which type of wave can move through both solid and liquid parts of Earth?

• Primary Wave

• Secondary Wave

• Surface Wave

• Ocean Wave

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

A low viscosity volcano with gentle slopes and basaltic lava is a

• Shield Volcano

• Composite Volcano

• Cinder Cone Volcano

• Caldera

What type of lava does the volcano in the image produce

• low viscosity lava

• andesitic and rhyolitic lava

• Sedimentary lava

• basaltic lava

What type of volcano is in the picture?

• Shield Volcano

• Composite Volcano

• Cinder Cone Volcano

• Caldera

A volcano that occurs when a subducting plate pushes up magma to the surface of the earth occurs at a

• A hot spot

• transform plate boundary

• divergent plate bounday

• convergent plate boundary

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is a hot spot?

• A volcano at a convergent plate boundary

• A volcano at a divergent plate boundary

• A volcano that does not occur at a plate boundary

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