Earthquakes SEPUP

Earthquakes SEPUP

7th Grade

15 Qs

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Earthquakes SEPUP

Earthquakes SEPUP

Assessment

Quiz

Science

7th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS3-2, MS-PS4-1, MS-PS4-2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Nelson Pelton

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the shaking of the Earth’s crust caused by a release of energy?
Earthquake
Epicenter
Fault
Plate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

2.

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What is a break in the lithosphere along which movement in an earthquake has first occurred?
Earthquake
Epicenter
Fault
Focus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where is the point at which the first movement occurs during an earthquake?
Epicenter
Focus
Fault
Plate

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of wave is the first to arrive after an earthquake occurs?
P Wave
Rayleigh Wave
S Wave
Shear Wave

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which body wave squeezes and stretches rock materials as they pass through the Earth?
Body Waves
P Waves
S Waves
Surface Waves

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