Volcanoes and Earthquakes

Volcanoes and Earthquakes

12th Grade

27 Qs

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Volcanoes and Earthquakes

Volcanoes and Earthquakes

Assessment

Quiz

Science

12th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS3-2, MS-PS4-2, HS-ESS2-3

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27 questions

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1.

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

2.

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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where is the point at which the first movement occurs during an earthquake?

Epicenter
Focus
Fault
Plate

4.

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

5.

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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which body waves cause particles of rock material to move at right angles to the direction in which the waves are traveling?

Body Waves
P Waves
S Waves
Surface Waves

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

P Waves can move through which of the following?

Gas
Liquid
Solid
All of these

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

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