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Earthquakes & Tsunamis

Authored by Trinity Long

Science

9th Grade

NGSS covered

Used 21+ times

Earthquakes & Tsunamis
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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

1 min • 1 pt

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

Epicenter
Fault
Hypocenter
Tremor

4.

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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Earthquakes can happen in?

cold weather

any type of weather

hot weather

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the causes of tsunami?

Pressure in the atmosphere

Rain

Under water earthquake

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

What is a tsunami ?

Earthquake

I don’t know .

A long high sea wave.

Sand storm

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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