Earthquakes

maps that show different landforms, such as mountain ranges and deep ocean trenches

• country

• continental

• topographic

• plates

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

scientists who study earthquakes

• richter

• faults

• plates

• seismologist

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

an area where many earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur

• tsunamis

• Ring of Fire

• continents

• oceans

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

special scale used to measure earthquake movements

• Richter

• fault

• topographic

• seismologist

when tectonic plates grind against each other, ___________ builds up in these rocks

• earthquake

• stress

• energy

• mountains

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

1. huge slabs of solid rock that are always in motion

• Ring of Fire

• faults

• plates

• mountain ranges

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

giant wave of water caused by an earthquake under the ocean

• country

• Richter

• plates

• tsunami

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

when energy builds up in rocks, what is the first event that occurs?

• the crust shakes

• vibrations reach Earth's surface

• an earthquake occurs

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

ocean where a number of Earth's plates meet

• Pacific

• Atlantic

• Indian

• Arctic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

breaks or cracks where plates in the Earth’s crust come together

• Richter

• plates

• faults

• tsunami

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2