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CH 8 Earthquakes

Authored by Lisa Gayton

Science

6th - 8th Grade

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CH 8 Earthquakes
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The strongest earthquakes usually occur

near divergent boundaries.

near convergent boundaries.

near transform boundaries.

along normal faults.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Studying earthquake waves currently allows seismologists to do all of the following EXCEPT

determine when an earthquake started.

learn about the Earth's interior.

decrease an earthquake's strength.

determine where an earthquake started.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If a planet has a liquid core, then S waves

speed up as they travel through the core.

maintain their speed as they travel through the core.

change direction as they travel through the core.

cannot pass through the core.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Strike-slip faults are prominent along ____ plate boundaries.

convergent

transform

transcontinental

divergent

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Most earthquakes occur along or near the edges of the Earth's

oceans.

tectonic plates.

rivers.

continents.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

____ motion occurs where two tectonic plates slip past each other.

Convergent

Divergent

Transform

all of the above

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Shallow, moderate earthquakes are produced along ____ faults.

normal

converse

reverse

strike-slip

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