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Tectonic Plates and Earthquakes

Authored by Kerry McClure

Science

9th - 12th Grade

NGSS covered

Used 10+ times

Tectonic Plates and Earthquakes
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When two tectonic plates move away from each other, we call this a...

Subduction Zone

Convergent Boundary

Transform Boundary

Divergent Boundary

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When two tectonic plates move horizontally next to each other, we call this a...

Subduction Zone

Convergent Boundary

Transform Boundary

Divergent Boundary

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When two tectonic plates move toward each other and collide, we call this a...

Subduction Zone

Convergent Boundary

Transform Boundary

Divergent Boundary

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The area where one tectonic plate goes underneath another is called a...

Subduction Zone

Convergent Boundary

Transform Boundary

Divergent Boundary

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The location on the Earth's surface directly above the focus is called...

An Earthquake

A Fault

The Epicenter

A Seismic Wave

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is it called when the crust of the Earth cracks because of a significant release of energy?

An Earthquake

A Fault

The Epicenter

The Focus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the origin of an earthquake called?

An Earthquake

Seismic Waves

A Fault

The Focus

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