EARTHQUAKE AND FAULTS

The outermost and the thinnest layer of the earth.

Seismic waves that travel with slow velocity and like ripples in water.

Series of small tremors after a major earthquake.

A fault that causes the earthquake.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The area along fault where slippage of rocks occurs.

Where do earthquakes usually occur?

• in cities

• in rivers

• in volcanoes

• in plate boundaries

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology is an agency under which department?

• Department of Science and Technology

• Department of Foreign Affairs

• Department of Industry

• Department of Education

Which of the following is believed to cause lithospheric plate movements?

• convection current

• earthquake

• Earth’s rotation

• Earth’s magnetic force

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Epicenter is the fracture or break in Earth’s crust.

• FACT

• BLUFF

Love waves (L-waves) shake the ground side to side.

• FACT

• BLUFF

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2