Earthquake Intro

Earthquake Intro

9th - 12th Grade

20 Qs

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Earthquake Intro

Earthquake Intro

Assessment

Quiz

Science

9th - 12th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS2-2, MS-ESS3-2, MS-PS4-2

+2

Standards-aligned

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Matthew Willis

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20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

What type of fault is the San Andreas?

Convergent
Transform
Optimus Prime
Divergent

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The most destructive type of wave is a 

P-wave
S-wave
Surface wave
transverse wave

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What type of seismic wave travels compressionally? 

P wave
S wave
Surface
None

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

An instrument that detects and measures earthquakes is a 

seismogram
focus seismic map
focus
seismograph 

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which wave can travel through solids, liquids, and gases?

P
S
Surface
Seismic

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

What type of fault is this?

Normal
Reverse
Strike-slip

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

P waves and S waves are both types of ___ waves.

Body
Surface
Hand

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

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