All about Earthquakes

How do Earth's plates fit together?

• close together

• not very well

• with a lot of space in between

• loosely most of the time

What is ONE effect of a tsunami mentioned in the selection?

• It can wash away buildings.

• It can cause rivers to move.

• It can wash mountains away.

• It can cause islands to form

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All of Earth's plates make up the

• orbit.

• desert.

• crust.

• core.

How do Earth's plates interact with each other? Select ALL that apply.

• They move toward each other and collide.

• They move away from each other.

• They slide past each other.

• They jump over each other.

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How do Earth's plates cause earthquakes?

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What are plate boundaries?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Why is it good that newer buildings sway in an earthquake?

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

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What is a tsunami? What causes it?

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

How do scientists try to guess when earthquakes will happen?

• by measuring how rivers move

• by looking for tsunamis

• by seeing how buildings sway

• by watching plate movement

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Earth's crust is broken up into several large pieces called...

• plates
• faults
• fossils
• puzzle pieces