Earthquakes

What type of Plate boundaries will you find the most Earthquake activity?

• Earthquake plate boundaries

• Divergent plate boundaries

• Convergent plate boundaries

• transform plate boundaries

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What are seismic waves?

• Waves of energy produced by an Earthquake

• Tsunamis caused by Earthquakes

• Types of radiation that cause Earthquakes

• Cracks in the Earth's crust though tectonic activity

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Which of the following waves only travel underneath the surface of the Earth's crust? (2)

• Ocean Waves

• S Waves

• Seismic Waves

• P Waves

• Surface Waves

Which of the following is not a type of seismic wave

• S waves

• P waves

• Surface waves

• Micro waves

What are two Characteristics of P waves?

• Fastest type of seismic wave

• Not Compressible

• Can move through solids liquids and gases

• Slowest type of Seismic Wave

• Can only move through liquids

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

What are two characteristics of S waves

• Can only travel on the Surface of the Earth

• Usually the second type of wave to be detected

• Move in an "up and down" motion

• Compressible

• Can only move through liquids

Surface waves only...

• Travel through liquids

• Travel at the surface of the Earth's crust

• Do a little bit of damage during an Earthquake

• Travel in groups

Which of the following waves do the majority of the damage to the Earth's crust and Human Structures during and Earthquake?

• S waves

• P waves

• Surface waves

• Bottom waves

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

(True or False) Humans have a way to 100% prevent Earthquakes from happening.

• True

• False

The Image above best represents a

• S waves

• Surface Wave

• P wave

• Micro wave

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2