Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Mountains

Question 1

Techtonic plates move due to

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convection currents

Question 2

Vibrations of the Earth that ripple out from the strongest point of the quake are called

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seismic waves

Question 3

number that geologists give to an earthquake based on its size

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magnitude

Question 4

The shaking and trembling that results from the movement of rock

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earthquakes

Question 5

The only state in the United States that is growing is

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Hawaii

Question 6

mountains where lava flows out of them are called what

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volcanoes

Question 7

When plates move toward one another its called

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convergent boundries

Question 8

earthquakes happen where

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at faults

Question 9

The way the plates are moving at the mid ocean ridge would be called

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divergent

Question 10

the rating of an earthquakes magnitude based on its size is determined by a seismograph

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richter scale

Question 11

These types of faults usually give off lava

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divergent

Question 12

Earthquakes in California are caused mostly by what kind of boundry

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transform

Question 13

What is not something part of Earthquake safety

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stand next to a tall building

Question 14

Mountain ranges in the world are caused by what types of boundries?

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convergent

Question 15

The evidence below shows continental drift except

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earthquakes

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