Earthquakes

Earthquakes

6th Grade

37 Qs

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Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS3-2, MS-PS4-2, MS-ESS2-3

+2

Standards-aligned

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37 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which seismic wave moves like a slinky? 
P Wave
S Wave
Surface Wave

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is directly above the focus?  
Epicenter
Fault
Seismograph Station

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which seismic wave does a seismograph detect first?  
P Wave
S Wave
Surface Wave

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Media Image
What is the vocabulary word for the movement on the surface of the Earth resulting from underground movement between two plates?
An Earthquake
Shaking Earth
Volcano

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What occurs when two plates move, bump or slide past each other?
An Earthquake
Nothing
Movement

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Media Image
What are the two types of earthquake waves?
P and S waves
Surface and Underground waves
Fast and Slow waves

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Media Image
The place where an earthquake originates inside the Earth's surface is called...
Epicenter
Hypocenter (focus)
Underground
Crust

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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