Earthquakes & Volcanoes

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

• Volcanoes

• Epicenters

• Earthquakes

• Faults

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Formed where two pieces of Earth's crust are colliding.

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Forms where plate are moving away from each other.

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The three types of boundaries are

• Convergent, divergent, change

• Divergent, allegiant, insurgent

• Convergent, divergent, transform

• Push, pull, slide

This area is called the

• Arc of Volcanoes

• Horseshoe of Magma

• Ring of Fire

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the definition of dormant?

• sleeping and could erupt

• extinct and won't erupt

• active and dangerous

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Volcanoes are found

• on land.

• under water.

• on islands.

• everywhere.

What is a large ocean wave that results from an underwater earthquakes, landslide, or volcanic eruption?

• Tsunami

• Rip Tide

• Low Tide

• High Tide

What causes an earthquake?

• Earth's plates sliding past each other.

• Earth's plates pushing against each other.

• Earth's plates pulling away from each other,

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

An instrument that detects and measures earthquakes is a

• seismogram

• focus map

• seismometer