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Earthquakes

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Question 1
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Q. What is the vocabulary word for the movement on the surface of the Earth resulting from underground movement between two plates?
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An Earthquake
Shaking Earth
Volcano
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Question 2
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Q. What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?
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Core
Mantle
Crust
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Question 3
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Q. What are the puzzle pieces of the Earth's surface called?
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Tectonic plates
Puzzles
Earthquakes
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Question 4
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Q. What occurs when two plates move, bump or slide past each other?
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An Earthquake
Nothing
Movement
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Question 5
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Q. What is the vocabulary word for the line where two tectonic plates move past each other?
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Plate Line
Fault Line
Puzzle Line
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Question 6
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Q. What are the two types of earthquake waves?
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P and S waves
Surface and Underground waves
Fast and Slow waves
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Question 7
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Q. The place where an earthquake originates inside the Earth's surface is called...
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Epicenter
Hypocenter (focus)
Underground
Crust
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Question 8
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Q. The place where the earthquake is felt on the Earth's surface is called...
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Epicenter
Hypocenter (focus)
Surface
Crust
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Question 9
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Q. What are the three types of plate boundaries?
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Transform, Convergent, Divergent
Apart, Together, Slide
Slide, Pull away, Push together
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Question 10
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Q. What is the instrument used to measure earthquakes?
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Seismograph
Seisologist
Scale
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