Ch. 9 Lesson 2 Quick Vocabulary

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

• Epicenter
• Fault

• Mantle

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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

• Fault
• Plate boundary
• Focus

What is the fastest-moving type of seismic wave that is detected first by seismologists?

• Primary wave
• Secondary wave

• Surface wave

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What type of wave arrives after primary waves?

• Secondary wave

• Primary wave

• Surface wave

What is the graphical illustration of seismic waves called?

• Seismogram
• Seismograph
• Tsunami

• Earthquake

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Fill in the blank: To ________ means to cause to disperse or disappear.

• dissolve

• assemble

• gather

• collect

Fill in the blank: A ________ is a volcano that is not found near a plate boundary.

• hot spot

• rift volcano

• subduction zone volcano

• mid-ocean ridge volcano

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Fill in the blank: ________ is molten rock below Earth's surface.

• magma

• lava

• sediment

• ash

Fill in the blank: ________ are tiny particles of pulverized volcanic rock and glass.

• volcanic ash

• sand

• dust

• pollen