Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Washington State

______ are the vibrations of the Earth produced by the rapid release of energy in the lithosphere.

• Foci

• Epicenters

• Earthquakes

• Faults

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Where is an earthquake the strongest?

• Epicenter

• Fault

• Focus

What are interactions of the Earth's rigid lithospheric plates as they slide slowly over the asthenosphere.

• transform

• Mantle

• convection currents

• plate tectonics

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which of the following are evidence of plate tectonics?

• Fossils

• ocean floor spreading

• Continent shapes

• Land warping

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

225 million years there was a "super continent named___

• Ice Age

• Jurassic

• Pangaea

• Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Why do the plates move?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The 3 plate boundaries are ___, ___, and ___.

(a)  

What type of volcano is wide and flat, created by layers of lava flow?

• Shield

• Cinder Cone

• Composite

What type of volcano is Kilauea, which is located above a hot spot where layers of lava continuously flow?

• Shield

• Cinder Cone

• Composite

What type of volcano is Mount St. Helens, a tall volcano composed of layers of lava and cinders?

• Shield

• Cinder Cone

• Composite