
Earthquakes
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5th - 7th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Ring of Fire, where many earthquakes occur, is located around the rim of which ocean?
Atlantic
Arctic
Pacific
Indian
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which type of seismic wave causes the most destruction to property?
Surface wave
P wave
S wave
Q wave
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which type of seismic wave causes the most destruction to property?
P wave
S wave
Q wave
Surface wave
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which seismic waves are call “push/pull” because they compress and extend as they move through the earth?
P wave
S wave
Q wave
Surface wave
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The point within the earth where the earthquake originates.
Epicenter
Fault
Focus
Strike slip
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The scale, which is numbered 1-10, that measures the strength or magnitude of an earthquake.
PH scale
Richter scale
Mercalli scale
Hardness scale
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How many seismic stations are required to determine the epicenter of an earthquake?
1
2
3
4
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