Earthquakes

Earthquakes

9th - 11th Grade

30 Qs

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Earthquakes

Earthquakes

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30 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

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The most destructive type of wave is a

P-wave

S-wave

Surface wave

transverse wave

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What type of seismic wave travels compressionally? 

P wave
S wave
Surface
None

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

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What is a tracing of an earthquake's motion that is created by a seismometer?

Seismograph

Seismogram

Seismologist

Elastic Rebound

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Which wave can travel through solids, liquids, and gases?

P-Waves

S-Waves

Surface (L) Waves

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5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

How much bigger is a magnitude 8 earthquake compared to magnitude 6 quake on the Richter Scale?

2 times bigger

20 times bigger

48 times bigger

100 times bigger

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Which is the fastest type of seismic wave?

p-waves

s-waves

surface waves

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

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The place where the earthquake is felt on the Earth's surface is called the...

Epicenter

Hypocenter (focus)

Surface

Crust

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