Earthquakes
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6th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
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
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
Which type of stress force produces reverse faults?
compression
shearing
tension
deformation
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
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
A force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume is called _________.
an aftershock
friction
stress
convection
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