What is the force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume called?

• Stress

• Tension

• Compression

• Shearing

Which type of fault occurs at divergent boundaries?

• Normal Fault

• Reverse Fault

• Strike-Slip Fault

• Transform Fault

What is the point on Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake called?

• Epicenter

• Focus

• Fault

• Seismic Point

Seismic waves are vibrations that travel through Earth carrying ___.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The Richter scale measures an earthquake's ___.

In a reverse fault, compression causes the hanging wall to slide ___ and over the footwall.

An earthquake under the ocean floor can create giant waves called a ___.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Convergent boundaries

,

(b) Divergent Boundary

,

(c) Transform Boundary

• strike slip fault

• reverse fault

• normal fault

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3