Earth's Layers, Patterns

Earthquakes and volcanoes often occur _________.

• near ocean trenches
• where one plate collides with another
• along the Equator
• both A and B

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Fossils are _________.

• evidence of organisms that lived long ago
• layers of earth
• a record buried in sediment
• both A and C

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Often, volcanoes and earthquakes occur where __________.

• invasive species live
• plates meet and collide
• glaciers have melted
• both A and B

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which statement is true?

• Earthquakes and volcanoes occur in a pattern.
• Earthquakes and volcanoes occur along the boundaries between plates.
• Earthquakes and volcanoes occur in many of the same areas.
• all of these

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The continents and the land under the oceans are part of Earth's __________.

• mantle
• core
• crust
• atmosphere

Why do earthquakes and volcanoes occur in many of the same places?

• Earthquakes often occur where one plate collides with another.
• Many volcanoes are found where one plate collides with another.
• There is no pattern to observe between earthquakes and volcanoes.
• both A and B

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which statement best explains the pattern shown on the map?

• Earthquakes usually occur when the weather is extremely cold.
• Volcanoes usually do not erupt in the Northern Hemisphere.
• Most earthquakes and volcanoes occur along the edges where plates meet.
• both A and B

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

According to the map, most volcanoes occur __________.

• near the North Pole or the South Pole
• near the places where earthquakes happen
• far from the coast of any continent
• all of these

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A city is more likely to have an earthquake if it is near _________.

• a fault
• the boundary of a plate
• a large lake, river, or stream
• both A and B

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What creates mountain ranges?

• weathering
• volcanic eruptions
• movement of plates
• both B and C

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3