What are Earthquakes & Volcanoes

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

• Foci

• Epicenters

• Earthquakes

• Faults

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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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Which of the following are evidence of plate tectonics?

• Fossils

• ocean floor spreading

• Continent shapes

• Land warping

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The magnitude of an earthquake is measured by an instrument called

• a digital scale

• a seismogram

• a seismograph

• kilogram

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What do we call the continuously moving parts of Earth's crust?

• Plates

• Crust

• Earthquakes

• Volcanoes

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Why can't we feel all of Earth's earthquakes?

• They happen deep inside Earth.

• They aren't happening.

• They happen so fast.

• They are very gentle.

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What do we call the place where two tectonic plates meet?

• Plate

• Fault

• Focus

• Epicenter

What is the difference between the epicenter and the focus?

• The epicenter is located on Earth's surface and the focus is on the fault line.

• The focus is located on Earth's surface and the epicenter is on the fault line.

Which body wave is pictured?

• P-Wave
• S-Wave
• Rayleigh Wave
• Love Wave

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