Earthquakes

Earthquakes

8th - 9th Grade

27 Qs

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Earthquakes

Earthquakes

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8th - 9th Grade

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27 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When the force on rocks is great enough, they break and produce vibrations called

Stresses
Strains
Faults
Earthquakes

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

The farther a seismic station is from an earthquake, a person will notice that  the time between P and S waves

Increases
Decreases
Same

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The most destructive seismic waves are ___ waves.

P
S
L

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

To estimate the total energy released by an earthquake, use

Mercalli Scale
Richter Scale
Moment Magnitude Scale
Seismic Scale

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What can cause damage days or months after a large earthquake?

Liquefaction
Tsunami
Aftershock

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7 is how much stronger than an earthquake with magnitude of 6?

32
10
20
60

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Point A is the

Epicenter
Focus
Scarp

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