
Earthquakes
Authored by Scott Odom
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6th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which seismic wave does a seismograph detect first?
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which city is closest to the epicenter?
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which seismogram represents a city that is far from the epicenter of an earthquake?
New York, NY
Nome, Alaska
Guadalajara, Mexico
All the same distance away
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The epicenter of an earthquake is
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which travels fastest, always being the first detected by seismic stations?
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
An instrument that detects and measures earthquakes is a
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
The place where an earthquake originates inside the Earth's surface is called...
Epicenter
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Underground
Crust
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