Earthquakes

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 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

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

• Intensity

• Epicenter

• Magnitude

• Seismogram

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.

What is a warning before a tsunami hits?

• The television news will make a prediction about a week ahead based upon the weather in the area.

• The water will move away from the shore unusually fast and strong into the ocean.

• The fish in the ocean will start jumping out of the water.

• There will be lots are rain and wind about 2 hours before one hits.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What does the word tsunami mean in Japanese?

• Harbor Wave

• Big Storm

• Time to run

• Underwater earthquake.

It's easy to outrun a tsunami so you don't get hurt.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is directly above the focus?  

• Epicenter
• Fault
• Seismograph Station

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

Where is the point at which the first movement occurs during an earthquake?

• Epicenter
• Focus
• Fault
• Plate