Earthquakes!

The shaking and trembling that results from movement of rock beneath Earth’s surface is called an

• relapse

• seismograph

• seimometer

• earthquake

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Earthquakes are caused by the forces of ___________ movement.

• Water

• gravitational

• plate

• forest

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The epicenter of an earthquake is ________ the focus

• above

• under

• beside

• next to

These waves are the fastest.

• S-waves

• P-waves

• Surface waves

• Tidal

The Modified Mercalli scale rates the amount of ________ from an earthquake. It is all observation.

• damage

• shaking

• data

• waves

Seismic waves are _______ that are similar to sound waves.

• ripples

• sounds

• vibrations

• echos

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The ______________of an earthquake is the point where rock under stress begins to break or move. It is under the surface of the earth.

• epicenter

• focus

• magnitude

• scale

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Geologists use the moment magnitude scale to rate the total ___________ released by an earthquake.

• sound

• vibration

• magnitude

• energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

What type of fault is this?

• Normal

• Reverse

• Strike-slip

• Notmy

What type of fault is this?

• Normal

• Reverse

• Totally my

• Strike-slip