Ch. 9 Lesson 1 Quick Vocabulary

Ch. 9 Lesson 1 Quick Vocabulary

6th Grade

14 Qs

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Ch. 9 Lesson 1 Quick Vocabulary

Ch. 9 Lesson 1 Quick Vocabulary

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS2-3, MS-PS4-2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lauren McMinn

Used 6+ times

FREE Resource

14 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the term 'convergent' mean?

Tending to move away from one point

Tending to move toward one point or approaching each other

Remaining stationary

Moving in circles

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What causes vibrations in the ground that result from movement along breaks in Earth's lithosphere?

Volcano

Earthquake

Tsunami

Landslide

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the location directly above the focus of an earthquake called?

Epicenter

Fault

Mantle

Crust

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a break in Earth's lithosphere where one block of rock moves toward, away from, or past another called?

Fault

Epicenter

Focus

Plate boundary

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where do rocks first move along a fault and seismic waves originate?

Epicenter

Focus

Mantle

Crust

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is Earth's interior below the crust and above the core called?

Mantle

Crust

Core

Lithosphere

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where do Earth's lithospheric plates move and interact with each other?

Plate boundary

Fault

Epicenter

Focus

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