Earthquakes
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Geography
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2nd - 5th Grade
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1.
Multiple Choice
The Earth's crust is made up of tectonic plates. These move due to:
tsunamis pushing the plates around
pressure caused by heated magma rising from the core
the inner core pushing the plates around
people jumping too heavily
2.
Multiple Choice
The movement of magma around the mantle is called a:
tectonic current
pressure current
conductive current
convection current
3.
Multiple Choice
Earthquakes are measured on the:
Rodham scale
Henley scale
Richter scale
Morrissey scale
4.
Multiple Choice
We measure earthquakes using a:
Weighing scale
Seismograph
Pendulum
Digital thermometer
5.
Multiple Choice
An earthquake under the sea can cause:
A volcano
A hurricane
A tsunami
An eclipse
6.
Multiple Choice
The line where two tectonic plates meet is called a:
fault line
epicentre line
tectonic line
straight line
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