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EESearthquakes 2018

Authored by Jeffrey Shook

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9th - 12th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

P Waves travel through...

Solids
Liquids
Both

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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Which term provides the most accurate classification of the geologic structure shown?

Anticline Fold
Reverse fault
Normal fault
Strike slip fault

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What type of force creates a normal fault?

Compression
Tension
Shearing
Confining

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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Which set of waves are the P waves?

A
B
C
They are all P waves

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is the fewest number of seismographic stations that must record the arrival time of P and S waves in order for the epicenter of an earthquake to be located?

2
3
5
10

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Where do the majority of the Earth's volcanoes and earthquakes occur?

Around the Atlantic Ocean
Around the Pacific Ocean
Around Iceland

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The epicenter of an earthquake is

The point below the surface where rock begins to break and the first motion occurs
The seismic station closest to the earthquake
The place where the greatest damage occurs
The point on the surface directly above the focus

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