Earthquakes

Earthquakes

6th Grade

20 Qs

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Earthquakes

Earthquakes

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS2-3, MS-ESS3-2, MS-PS1-4

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Many earthquakes happen along the borders of...

Countries

Tetonic Plates

Climate Zones

Cities

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

This tectonic plate movement is called......?

Convergent

Transform

Divergent

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

This tectonic plate movement is called......?

Convergent

Transform

Divergent

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

This tectonic plate movement is......?

Convergent

Transform

Divergent

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is the name for the smaller earthquakes that occur in the same area after a larger earthquake has occurred?

Aftershock

Mini Quakes

Tsunami

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

An earthquake scored high on the Richter scale but low on the Mercalli scale. Why?

It probably happened in an area with no people.

It was a fast earthquake.

It damaged a lot of buildings.

It is impossible to know.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Earthquakes happen every day. Most are too small for humans to notice.

True
False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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