Volcanoes and Earthquakes

The epicenter of an earthquake is

• The point below the surface where rock begins to break and the first motion occurs

• The seismic station closest to the earthquake

• The place where the greatest damage occurs

• The point on the surface directly above the focus

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

An instrument that detects and measures earthquakes is a 

• seismogram

• focus seismic map

• focus

• seismograph 

Earthquakes under the water can cause _________________________________.

• tornadoes

• tsunamis

• lightening

• hailstorms

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Before lava reaches the surface it is called

• rock

• magma

• volcanic ash

• liquid fire

Which is subducted in an ocean-continental convergent boundary?

• continental plate

• oceanic plate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

When molten rock reaches the Earth's surface, comes out and begins to cool, it is known as

• lava

• mantle

• magma

• crater

The movement of Earth's crust along plate boundaries produces

• earthquakes

• volcanoes

• moutains

• All of these options. 

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is subduction?

• one plate collides with another

• one plate destroys another

• one plate goes beneath another

• one plate divides another

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Transform

• Transdermal

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which type of wave arrives to a point first?

• Primary Waves (P-Waves)

• Secondary Waves (S-Waves)

• Rayleigh Waves

• Love Waves