Earthquake and Plate Tectonics Review

What do you know about plate tectonics?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Match the following pictures with the right term.

• Earthquake

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• Hurricane

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• Tsunami

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• Tornado

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• Volcanic Eruption

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What causes the shaking of the Earth during an earthquake?

• Heavy rainfall

• Loud noises

• Wind blowing strongly

• Seismic waves from a disturbance in the Earth's crust

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which of these areas in India is NOT prone to earthquakes?

• Southern plains

• Northeast region

• Western Himalayas

• Kashmir

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What tool do scientists use to measure the magnitude of an earthquake?

• Seismograph

• Barometer

• Anemometer

• Thermometer

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What natural disaster was triggered by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake?

• Hurricane

• Tsunami

• Tornado

• Flood

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What was the name of the single landmass that existed before the continents split?

• Laurasia

• Gondwana

• Pangaea

• Atlantis

Match the following terms of the pictures.

• Transform

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• Divergent

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• Convergent

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3