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  • True or False : All the land and oceans lie on top of Earth's plates.
    True
  • True or False : Earth’s crust is broken into five large plates and several smaller ones.
    False
  • True or False : Earthquakes happen only in areas near plate boundaries.
    False
  • a tool that records movements in Earth’s crust
    seismometer
  • rigid sections of Earth’s crust
    plates
  • True or False : An earthquake with a magnitude of 8.0 would be very destructive.
    True
  • True or False : Plates colliding can create mountains like the Himalayas.
    True
  • True or False : A seismometer is a tool used to measure the speed of ocean currents.
    False
  • a break in Earth’s crust where blocks of rock are moving in different directions
    fault
  • True or False : Plates sliding past each other can cause earthquakes.
    True
  • True or False : When plates move suddenly, they can cause a volcano to erupt.
    False
  • a measure of the amount of energy released by an earthquake
    magnitude
  • True or False : The Richter scale was invented by Charles Richter in 1935.
    True
  • True or False : Ocean basins are often created when two plates move apart from each other.
    True
  • True or False : Plates sliding past each other move in opposite directions.
    True
  • True or False : The largest earthquake ever recorded had a magnitude of 10.0.
    False
  • True or False : The place where Earth’s crust breaks is called a fault.
    True
  • True or False : The plates under Earth's crust move because of the hard, solid mantle.
    False
  • True or False : When two plates collide, ocean basins are created.
    False
  • True or False : The strongest earthquake recorded on the Richter scale was a 9.5 in Chile in 1960.
    True
  • a scientist invented a system of measuring earthquakes.
    Charles Richter
  • True or False : Earthquakes are studied using a tool that records movements in the ground.
    True
  • True or False : The San Andreas Fault is located in Asia.
    False
  • True or False : The mantle beneath the plates is hot and soft, allowing the plates to move.
    True
  • True or False : Strong earthquakes are often caused when plates move apart from each other.
    False
  • True or False : The movement of Earth's plates can only be sudden.
    False
  • True or False : The movement of tectonic plates cannot be felt by humans.
    True
  • True or False : A magnitude 1 earthquake is strong enough to knock you off your feet.
    False
  • the shaking of the surface of the Earth
    earthquakes
  • True or False : Plates moving apart do not cause any noticeable changes to Earth's surface.
    False
  • True or False : The Richter scale measures the magnitude of earthquakes on a scale from 1 to 10.
    True
  • border or edge that separates individual
    boundary
  • True or False : The San Andreas Fault in California is a famous plate boundary.
    True
  • True or False : The Himalaya Mountains were formed by two plates pulling apart from each other.
    False
  • Earth’s crust was once believed to be continuous and unbroken.
    True
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