6-2 Earthquakes and Seismic Waves
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Science
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6th Grade
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Medium
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Bonnie Fordham
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What do you call the area beneath Earth's surface where rock that is under stress breaks, triggering an earthquake?
focus
epicenter
seismograph
magnitude
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Name the scale developed to rate earthquakes according to how much damage was done to homes and other buildings in a given place.
Mercalli scale
Moment Magnitude Scale
Richter Scale
Focus Factor Scale
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What do you call the instrument that records and measures seismic waves?
seismograph
seismometer
seismogram
seismophone
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which rating system estimates the total energy released by an earthquake?
Mercalli Scale
Moment Magnitude Scale
Richter Scale
Focus Factor Scale
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The point at which a rock under stress breaks and triggers an earthquake is called the __________.
wave start
focus
earthquake
beginning
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to the picture above which shows the secondary waves?
A
B
C
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-1
NGSS.MS-PS4-2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to the image above which letter shows primary waves?
A
B
C
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-1
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