Earthquakes

The sudden shaking of the Earths Crust is...

• A Full Moon

• An Earthquake

• An Igneous Rock

• A Meandering River

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is this geologic feature?

• Fold

• Tilt

• Anticline

• Fault

What is the location called at the surface where the earthquake is felt?

• Focus

• Epicenter

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is the spot called, deep inside the earth, where earthquakes start?

• Focus

• Epicenter

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

True or False: The deeper the focus of the earthquake, generally the stronger the earthquake is going to be

• True

• False

The prefix "seis" means what?

• Astronomy

• Geology

• Earthquake

• Deep water

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is a seismograph or a seismometer?

• Printout of the Earth shaking

• The machine that records the Earths shaking

• The scientist who studies earthquakes

• The location where earthquakes are studied

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What is a seismogram?

• The printout of the Earth shaking

• The scientist that studies earthquakes

• The location where earthquakes are studied

• The machine that records the shaking

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What is a seismologist?

• The machine that records earthquake shaking

• The printout of the Earth shaking

• The scientist that studies earthquake waves

• The location where earthquakes are studied

What is a seismic station?

• The machine that records earthquake vibrations

• The printout of the Earths vibration

• The scientist that studies earthquakes

• The location where the earthquake is studied