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Tectonic Plates & Earthquakes (Earth Science)
Tectonic Plates & Earthquakes (Earth Science)
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1
The plastic-like earth's layer is called lithosphere.
False
True
2
Which plate is the smallest?
North American Plate
Pacific Plate
Juan de Fuca Plate
Antarctic Plate
3
What is the device which helps scientists to determine epicenter of an earthquake?
Barometer
Seismometer
Thermometer
a meter stick
4
Which of the following is NOT a Major Plate?
Cocos Plate
Pacific Plate
Eurasian Plate
North American Plate
5
How scientists determine what a layer made of?
By using x-rays
By using seismic waves
By using thermometer
By using alfa rays
6
On which plate do we live?
Eurasian Plate
Nazca Plate
South American Plate
North American Plate
7
Tectonic plates move or drift
every other year.
really fast like a jet plane
very slowly like how our fingernails grow
with the wind
8
The theory of a super continent 200 million years ago is...
Pangaea
Continent Shrinking
North America Plate
Subduction Zone
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These are outcomes of earthquakes:
Death
All of the above
Buildings Fall
Tsunamis
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The tectonic plates are a part of the...
crust
inner core
outer core
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This layer of the Earth is cracked...
mantle
outer core
inner core
crust
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Who is the scientist that discovered Earth once was a one continent?
Albert Einstein
Harry Hess
Nicola Tesla
Alfred Wegener
