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Earthquakes 2019

Authored by D Bertrand

Social Studies

9th Grade

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Earthquakes 2019
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Use the map to determine which location is most likely to experience an Earthquake?

A

B

C

D

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which stress force pulls on the crust and stretches rock?

tension
compression
shearing
folding

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The rating system that estimates the total energy released by an earthquake is called the

Richter scale
moment magnitude scale
Mercalli scale
modified Mercalli scale

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What process occurs when an earthquake's shaking turns loose soil into mud?

aftershocks
tsunamis
liquefaction
deformation

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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

deformation
tension
compression
shearing

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The type of seismic waves that arrive at a seismic station first and move by compressing and expanding the ground like an accordian are called

S waves
surface waves
tsunami waves
primary waves

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What type of deformation is this rock displaying?

brittle 
ductile
normal fault
reverse fault

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