This is the name for the chain of volcanos around the edge of the Pacific Plate.

• March Maddness

• Earthquake Alley

• Ring of Fire

• Circle of Death

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is the shaking of the Earth’s crust caused by a release of energy?

• Earthquake
• Epicenter
• Fault
• Plate

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The huge pieces of the earth's crust are called ____________________________.

• cups

• plates

• dishes

• spoons

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What are the puzzle pieces of the Earth's surface called?

• Tectonic plates

• Subductions

• Earthquakes

• Convergents

What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

• Core

• Mantle

• Crust

• Biosphere

Many earthquakes happen along the borders of...

• Countries

• Tectonic Plates

• Climate Zones

• Mountains

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which most likely causes earthquakes?

• plates slipping

• a hurricane

• water weathering rocks

• tidal stresses caused by the moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A _____________ measures the size of an earthquake.

• barometer
• Doppler radar
• depth scale
• seismograph

Earthquakes occur in the _____________.

• crust

• mantle

• inner core

• outer core

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Seismic waves travel _____________. (chose the best answer)

• east
• north and south
• toward the west
• in all directions

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2