Earthquakes

Earthquakes

6th - 8th Grade

20 Qs

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Earthquakes

Earthquakes

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6th - 8th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Stress that pushes a mass of rock in two opposite directions is called _________.

shearing

tension

compression

deformation

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which of the following can cause damage days or months after a large earthquake?

the arrival of surface waves

an aftershock

convection

a tsunami

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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In a strike-slip fault, the rocks on either side of the fault slip past each other sideways with little _______.

noise

shaking

up-or-down motion

movement

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which type of stress force produces reverse faults?

compression

shearing

tension

deformation

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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The point beneath Earth's surface where rock breaks under stress and triggers an earthquake is called the ______.

syncline

footwall

epicenter

focus

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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The type of seismic waves that arrive at the surface first and move by compressing and expanding the ground like an accordion are called _______.

S waves

P waves

Surface waves

Mercalli waves

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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A force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume is called _________.

an aftershock

friction

stress

convection

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