earthquakes

What is the instrument used to measure earthquakes?

• Seismograph

• Seismologist

• Scale

• Seismogram

5. Which type of wave travels the fastest?

• Primary Wave

• Secondary Wave

• Long Wave

This is created by earthquakes that occur on the ocean floor.

• longshore current

• gulf stream

• tsunamis

• high tide

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which stress force pulls on the crust and stretches rock?

• tension
• compression
• shearing
• folding

Volcanoes that are made of basalt lava flows are called _____.

• shield volcanoes
• composite volcanoes
• stratovolcanoes
• cone volcanoes

A  line of volcanic activity that surrounds the Pacific Ocean basin is the 

• Ring of Fire
• Aleutian Islands
• Hawaiian Islands
• Caribbean Islands

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A huge hole that is left behind when a volcano collapses is called a

• Batholith
• Caldera
• Geyser

An  example of islands that formed over a hotspot are the

• Aleutian Islands
• Hawaiian Islands

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

What is happening in the picture?

• layers of the Earth are changing positions

• the inner and outer core are solid

• convection currents are causing the tectonic plates to move

• the mantle is growing

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a divergent boundary between two pieces of oceanic crust?

• Rift Valley
• Mid-Ocean Ridge
• Island Arc
• Flat land