earthquake quiz

earthquake quiz

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V Cameron

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5th - 8th Grade

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1.

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1 min • 1 pt

What is the shaking of the Earth’s crust caused by a release of energy?

2.

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1 min • 1 pt

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

3.

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1 min • 1 pt

Where is the point on the Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake?

4.

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1 min • 1 pt

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

5.

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1 min • 1 pt

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

6.

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1 min • 1 pt

What is the measure of the amount of energy released in an earthquake?

7.

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1 min • 1 pt

What is a large ocean wave that results from an underwater earthquake, landslide, or volcanic eruption?

8.

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1 min • 1 pt

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

9.

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1 min • 1 pt

What do S (secondary) waves do during an earthquake?

10.

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30 sec • 1 pt

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These seismic waves can only travel through solids:

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