Stress/Faults/Earthquakes Part 1

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

• Earthquake
• Epicenter
• Fault
• Plate

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is a break in the lithosphere caused by stress forces?

• Earthquake

• Epicenter

• Fault

• Focus

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Where is the point at which the first movement occurs during an earthquake?

• Epicenter
• Focus
• Fault
• Plate

Where is the point on the Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake?

• Epicenter
• Fault
• Hypocenter
• Tremor

Which type of wave is the first to arrive after an earthquake occurs?

• P Wave
• Rayleigh Wave
• S Wave
• Shear Wave

Which seismic wave compresses and expands rock materials as they pass through the Earth?

• Body Waves

• P Waves

• S Waves

• Surface Waves

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

What is an instrument that detects and records waves produced by earthquakes? (This piece of equipment can measure the magnitude of an earthquake.)

• Epicenter
• Fault
• Seismogram
• Seismograph

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

What is the temporary state in which loose soil and rock materials take on the property of a liquid?

• Aftershock
• Liquefaction
• Seismic Gap
• Tsunami

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is a smaller earthquake that follows a larger earthquake?

• Aftershock
• Liquefaction
• Seismic Gap
• Tsunami

What is a large ocean wave that results from an underwater earthquake, landslide, or volcanic eruption?

• Aftershock
• Liquefaction
• Seismic Gap
• Tsunami

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2