Science - Earthquakes

Science - Earthquakes

5th - 6th Grade

10 Qs

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Science - Earthquakes

Science - Earthquakes

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5th - 6th Grade

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a cause of an earthquake?
Collapse of Cavern
Eruption of Volcano
Lightning Strikes
Moving Tectonic Plates

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the measure of the amount of energy released in an earthquake?
Earthquake
Epicenter
Magnitude
Seismogram

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Which scale measures the intensity of the ground movement?
Mercalli Scale
Richter Scale
Seismogram Scale
Bernoulli Scale

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What is a large ocean wave that results from an underwater earthquake, landslide, or volcanic eruption?
Aftershock
Liquefaction
Seismic Gap
Tsunami

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Media Image
The outside layer of the earth is called ______________________.
core
crust
mantle
outer core

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

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