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Which of the following events can produce an earthquake?
a) the force of tsunamis in the oceans
b) a sudden release of energy from the mantle
c) movement of tectonic plates along a fault
d) the violent shaking of sections of the lithosphere
What happens at a convergent tectonic plate boundary?
a) Two tectonic plates slide horizontally past each other along Earth’s surface, forming long fault lines.
b) One tectonic plate pulls apart into two new plates, forming a rift or ridge.
c) Two tectonic plates pull away from one another, decreasing rock deformation.
d) Two tectonic plates collide with one another, causing subduction and/or mountain building.
What happens at a divergent tectonic plate boundary?
a) Two tectonic plates move horizontally past one another along Earth’s surface, forming long fault lines.
b) Two tectonic plates pulls away from one another, forming a rift or ridge.
c) Two tectonic plates pull away from one another, decreasing rock deformation.
d) Two tectonic plates collide with one another, causing subduction and/or mountain building.
What happens at a transform tectonic plate boundary
a) Two tectonic plates move horizontally past each other on Earth’s surface, forming long fault lines
b) One tectonic plate pulls apart into two new plates, forming a rift or ridge.
c) Two tectonic plates pull away from one another, decreasing rock deformation.
d) Two tectonic plates collide with one another, causing subduction or mountain building.
What causes an earthquake to happen?
a) Surface rocks move suddenly as a result of physical stress.
b) Rocks along an underground fault move suddenly and release energy.
c) Large amounts of rock suddenly shift downward when large holes form under them.
d) Energy is transferred to rock layers from convection currents in the oceans and the atmosphere.
Why do most earthquakes take place at tectonic plate boundaries?
a) The rock in the interior of a tectonic plate is stronger, so it does not deform.
b) Earthquakes take place where energy is transferred to rock by the motion of tectonic plates.
c) Earthquakes can only occur at places where magma can reach the surface and transfer energy to rocks.
d) Earthquakes take place when one plate moves over another plate, which happens only at plate boundaries.
Which kind of material would flow onto Earth’s surface during a nonexplosive volcanic eruption?
a) composite
b) lava
c) magma
d) pyroclastic
What is the relationship between magma and lava?
a) They are both molten rock found at different depths below Earth’s surface.
b) They are both types of solid material that spew out of a volcano.
c) Lava is magma that has reached Earth’s surface.
d) Magma is lava that has reached Earth’s surface.
Matthew was learning about the layers of Earth in his science class. When he learned that under Earth’s crust is an enormous amount of hot molten rock, he wondered why volcanoes do not occur everywhere more frequently. If hot rock rises, why don’t vo
a) Hot molten rock that rises through the mantle is not the source of magma that flows from a volcano.
b) Hot molten rock does not cause volcanoes because the hot molten rock sinks while the cooler rock rises.
c) Hot molten rock that rises through the mantle continues rising as a volcano when there are cracks in Earth’s crust or the cru
d) Hot molten rock that rises through the mantle continues rising as a volcano only if there is a large earthquake that exerts e
Which of the following causes most of the human injuries during a major earthquake?
a) car accidents caused by the ground shaking
b) falling into large cracks that form in the ground
c) violent winds caused by the rapid movement of the ground
d) collapsing buildings and other structures caused by the ground shaking
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