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What are the huge slabs of solid rock that make up Earth's crust called?
What are the huge slabs of solid rock that make up Earth's crust called?
- Trenches
- Plates (correct)
- Faults
- Boundaries
What causes earthquakes to occur?
What causes earthquakes to occur?
- The buildup of energy in rocks along faults
- The slow movement of Earth's plates
- The release of energy in rocks along faults (correct)
- The sudden shift of Earth's plates
What is the area around the Pacific Ocean where many earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur called?
What is the area around the Pacific Ocean where many earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur called?
- The Ring of Fire (correct)
- The Pacific Rim
- The Tectonic Belt
- The Seismic Zone
What type of landforms usually form along the boundary of two oceanic plates or an oceanic and continental plate?
What type of landforms usually form along the boundary of two oceanic plates or an oceanic and continental plate?
What happens when plates grind against each other along a fault?
What happens when plates grind against each other along a fault?
What type of plate movement causes earthquakes to occur?
What type of plate movement causes earthquakes to occur?
What is the name given to the breaks or cracks where Earth's plates come together?
What is the name given to the breaks or cracks where Earth's plates come together?
What type of map shows different landforms, such as mountain ranges and deep ocean trenches, as well as continental boundaries?
What type of map shows different landforms, such as mountain ranges and deep ocean trenches, as well as continental boundaries?
What is the term used to describe the stress or pressure that builds up in rocks on both sides of a fault as plates grind against each other?
What is the term used to describe the stress or pressure that builds up in rocks on both sides of a fault as plates grind against each other?
Where do most earthquakes occur?
Where do most earthquakes occur?
