Earthquakes and Tsunamis
Authored by Tracy Keatts
Science
6th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is a force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume?
Stress
Folding
Faulting
Liquifaction
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The point on Earth's surface directly above where an earthquake starts in the ground.
Magnitude
Fault
Focus
Epicenter
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which type of seismic waves arrive first?
L wave
r wave
s wave
p wave
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Seismic waves that move rocks up and down and side to side are:
P waves
Tsunamis
T waves
S waves
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
NGSS.MS-PS4-1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which stress is associated with Normal Faults?
shear
tension
compression
strike-slip
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A massive ocean wave caused by an earthquake
P wave
S wave
Tsunami
L wave
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The stress force that causes rocks to squeeze together and can cause folding of rocks to make mountains
compression
shearing
tension
convection
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
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