Earthquake

The Ring of Fire, where many earthquakes occur, is located around the rim of which ocean?

• Atlantic

• Artic

• Indian

• Pacific

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which seismic wave is the first to reach a seismic station?

• P Wave

• S Wave

• Q Wave

• Surface Wave

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Which type of seismic wave causes the most destruction to property?

• P Wave

• S Wave

• Q Wave

• Surface Wave

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which type of seismic wave can move through solid layers of the earth but not through the liquid outer core?

• P wave

• S wave

• Q Wave

• Surface Wave

Which seismic waves are call "push/pull" because they compress and extend as they move through the earth?

• P Wave

• S Wave

• Q Wave

• Surface Wave

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The point within the earth where the earthquake originates.

• Epicenter

• Fault

• Focus

• Strike-Slip

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The scale, which numbered 1-10, that measures the strength or magnitude of an earthquake.

• pH scale

• Richter Scale

• Mercalli Scale

• Hardness Scale

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

How many seismic stations are required to determine the epicenter of an earthquake?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What instrument is used to measure seismic waves?

• Seismophone

• Seismogram

• Seismologist

• Seismograph

Match the stress on the rock with the type of fault.

• Compression

• Shearing

• Tension

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2