Earthquakes

Huge pieces of the earth's crust are called ____________________________.

• crust

• plates

• directions

• seismos

The Modified Mercalli scale uses description of damages from an earthquake

• true

• false

An instrument that detects and measures earthquakes is a 

• seismogram
• focus seismic map
• focus
• seismograph 

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is the shaking of the Earth’s crust caused by a release of energy?

• Earthquake
• Epicenter
• Fault
• Plate

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which of the following is NOT a cause of an earthquake?

• Moving tectonic plates

• Eruption of Volcano

• Lightning Strikes

What is the measure of the amount of energy released in an earthquake?

• Earthquake
• Epicenter
• Magnitude
• Seismogram

Which scale measures the intensity of the ground movement?

• Mercalli Scale

• Richter Scale

• Seismogram Scale

• Bernoulli Scale

What is a smaller earthquake that follows a larger earthquake?

• Aftershock
• Liquefaction
• Seismic Gap
• Tsunami

What is a large ocean wave that results from an underwater earthquake, landslide, or volcanic eruption?

• Aftershock
• Liquefaction
• Seismic Gap
• Tsunami

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is the instrument used to measure earthquakes?

• Seismograph
• Seisologist
• Scale