Earthquakes!
Authored by Elizabeth McCabe
Science
4th - 5th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is a crack in the earth?
a fault
an earthquake
a volcano
a P & S wave
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, as a result of movements within the earth's crust?
fault
joist
core
earthquake
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is the focus of the earthquake?
Beams that hold a house up.
A point on Earth's surface
The mantle of the Earth
The point where the rocks break beneath the Earth’s surface.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is the point on the Earth’s surface, directly above the focus?
focus
epicenter
core
crust
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What are earthquake waves sent out from the focus that cause the ground to shake?
joists
epicenters
seismic waves
sound waves
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
_______________ waves are the kind of seismic waves that go back and forth.
S waves
P waves
W waves
round waves
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
___________ waves are the seismic waves that go up and down.
P
S
R
square
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