Earthquakes

Which stress force pulls on the crust and stretches rock?

• tension
• compression
• shearing
• folding

What process occurs when an earthquake's shaking turns loose soil into mud?

• aftershocks
• tsunamis
• liquefaction
• deformation

The type of seismic waves that arrive at a seismic station first and move by compressing and expanding the ground like an accordian are called

• S waves
• surface waves
• tsunami waves
• primary waves

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Tension causes what type of fault to form?

• folds
• reverse fault
• strike slip fault
• normal fault

At what plate boundary will a strike slip fault be found?

• divergent
• transform
• convergent
• all of them

What is an epicenter? 

• Where an earthquake started
• The surface right above where an earthquake started 

What is a fault?

• A crack in a plate.
• Where two plates move toward each other.

Earthquakes under the water can cause _________________________________.

• tornadoes
• tsunamis
• lightening
• hailstorms

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Many earthquakes happen along the borders of...

• Countries
• Tetonic Plates
• Climate Zones
• None of the above.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

This earthquake is......?

• Convergent
• Transform
• Divergent
• Rift Zone

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2