Earthquakes

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What is the epicenter of an earthquake?

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The point on the surface directly above the focus

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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Famous transform fault in western United States causing significant earthquake activity in California.

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San Andreas

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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Liquefaction is when...

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the soil behaves like liquid

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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An instrument that detects and measures earthquakes is a

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seismograph

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How much bigger is a magnitude 8 earthquake compared to magnitude 7 one?

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30 times bigger

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Tsunami

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A series of huge waves

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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What scale measures amount of energy from earthquake 1-10? Options: Mercalli scale, Fujita scale, Richter scale, Saffir simpson scale

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Richter scale

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What is the shaking of the Earth’s crust caused by a release of energy?

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Earthquake

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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Where is the point at which the first movement occurs during an earthquake? Options: Epicenter, Focus, Fault, Plate

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Focus

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What is a smaller earthquake that follows a larger earthquake? Options: Aftershock, Liquefaction, Seismic Gap, Tsunami

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Aftershock