Earthquakes

Earthquakes

7th Grade

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31 Qs

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Earthquakes

Earthquakes

Assessment

Quiz

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Science

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7th Grade

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Easy

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NGSS
MS-ESS3-2, MS-ESS2-2, MS-ESS1-4

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31 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The point underground where the first movement occurs during an earthquake is the...

Epicenter

Focus

Fault

Plate

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The point on the Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake is the...

Epicenter

Fault

Hypocenter

Tremor

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of wave is the first to arrive after an earthquake occurs?

P Wave
Rayleigh Wave
S Wave
Shear Wave

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an instrument that detects and records seismic waves produced by earthquakes? (It can measure the magnitude of an earthquake.)

Epicenter

Fault

Seismogram

Seismograph

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which scale measures the intensity of the ground movement?

Mercalli Scale
Richter Scale
Seismogram Scale
Bernoulli Scale

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Many earthquakes happen along the borders of...

Countries
Tectonic Plates
Climate Zones
None of the above.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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