Earthquakes

What type of fault is the San Andreas in California?

• Convergent

• Transform

• Optimus Prime

• Divergent

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which feature is created by all 3 types of plate boundaries.

• Earthquakes

• Mountains

• Subduction Zones

• Volcanoes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is the measure of the amount of ground shaking during an earthquake?

• Intensity

• Epicenter

• Magnitude

• Seismogram

Which seismic wave travels the fastest, always being the first detected by seismic stations?

• P waves

• S waves

• Surface waves

• Tsunami waves

The most destructive type of wave is a 

• P-wave
• S-wave
• Surface wave
• transverse wave

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What does a seismograph measure?

• The amount of oil and gas underground.

• The amount of damage an earthquake causes.

• The temperature of the earth's core.

• The amount of shaking of the crust.

Which seismic wave moves at right angles?  

• P Waves
• S Waves
• Surface Waves

Which seismic wave moves like a slinky? 

• P Wave
• S Wave
• Surface Wave

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What is a break in the lithosphere along which movement in an earthquake has first occurred?

• Earthquake
• Epicenter
• Fault
• Focus

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

P Waves can move through which of the following?

• Gas
• Liquid
• Solid
• All of these

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2