Second Quarter Exam (Science 8)

The shaking or trembling caused by the sudden release of energy.

• Earthquake

• Tsunami

• Typhoon

• Soil Erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

It is a force that squeezes rocks together, strecthes or pulls them apart, or pushes them in different directions.

• stress

• intensity

• magnitude

A fault is a break in the Earth's crust along which significant movement has taken place.

• epicenter

• faults

• intensity

What are the 3 types of fault?

Every time a FAULT slips or moves, the Earth _____?

• move

• tilt

• quakes

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

It is the place where the first break happens.

• epicenter

• focus

• intensity

It is the spot directly above the focus on the surface of the Earth.

• epicenter

• focus

• faults

The energy released during an earthquake is carried by vibrations called _________.

• transverse waves

• seismic waves

• longitudinal waves

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A device used to detect and record seismic waves.

• seismogram

• seismograph

• seismoscale

The record of an earthquake on a seismograph is called _______.

• seismogram

• seismograph

• seismoscale