Earthquakes

Earthquakes most often occur

• in the middle of plates

• near plate boundaries

• where thunderstorms are

• along the coast

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The location on the Earth's surface where an earthquake occurs is referred to as

• tsunami

• focus

• epicenter

• subduction

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which seismic wave cannot travel through the outer core of the Earth?

• Tsunami waves

• P waves

• S waves

• Sound waves

Which seismic wave is a push-pull motion and arrives at a seismic station first?

• Surface waves

• P waves

• S waves

• Sound waves

Earthquakes typically last 10 minutes.

• True

• False

Earthquakes can't happen in the middle of the ocean.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

If a P wave traveled 4,000km from the earthquake epicenter to a seismic station, how long did it take to get to the seismic station?

• 2 minutes

• 5 minutes 40 seconds

• 7 minutes 5 seconds

• 12 minutes 40 seconds

An earthquake occurred and produced an S wave that traveled to a seismic station 5,000km away and arrived at the seismic station at 6:00:00pm. What time did the earthquake start?

• 5:51:40pm

• 5:45:00pm

• 5:53:20pm

• 6:15:00pm

If S waves arrived at a seismic station 1 minute and 40 seconds after the P waves, how far away from the epicenter was this seismic station?

• 400km

• 700km

• 950km

• 3000km

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

You are in a coastal city and there is a major earthquake in your city. What natural disaster might you be worried about happening shortly?

• Hurricanes

• Tornadoes

• A tsunami

• Thunderstorms

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2