Earthquakes and Volcanoes

Earthquakes and Volcanoes

8th - 9th Grade

30 Qs

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Earthquakes and Volcanoes

Earthquakes and Volcanoes

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Other Sciences

8th - 9th Grade

Easy

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30 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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This famous transform fault is located in the western United States creates significant earthquake activity for California:
Sierra Nevada Seismic Zone
Denali Fault
San Fransisco 
San Andreas

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

An instrument that detects and measures earthquakes is a 
seismogram.
focus seismic map.
focus.
seismograph.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The Richter scale measures
the amount of radon gas released.
the damage caused.
the strength of an earthquake.
the weight of tectonic plates.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus called?
hypocenter
compression
magnitude
epicenter

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which travels fastest, always being the first detected by seismic stations?
P waves
S waves
R waves
L waves

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which wave is the most destructive?
P - Primary
S - Secondary
Surface Wave
Normal

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Earthquakes that are closer to the earth's surface are more dangerous than the ones that occur deeper below the Earth's surface. 
True 
False

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