
Earthquakes Unit Review
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9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Earthquakes generate compressional waves [P-waves] and shear waves [S-waves]. Compared to the speed of shear waves in a given earth material, the speed of compressional waves is
always faster
always slower
always the same
sometimes faster and sometimes slower
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NGSS.HS-PS4-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens to P-waves and S-waves from an earthquake when they reach the outer core?
S-waves are transmitted through the outer core, but P-waves are not transmitted.
P-waves are transmitted through the outer core, but S-waves are not transmitted.
Both P-waves and S-waves are transmitted through the outer core.
Neither P-waves nor S-waves are transmitted through the outer core.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A huge undersea earthquake off the Alaskan coastline could produce a
tsunami
cyclone
hurricane
thunderstorm
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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The distance between an epicenter and seismograph’s location can be calculated by using the
arrival time of the first P-wave
difference in arrival times between P- and S- waves
amplitude of the p-wave
energy released by an earthquake
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NGSS.HS-PS4-1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A seismic station recorded the P-waves, but no S-waves, from an earthquake because S-waves were
absorbed by Earth’s outer core
transmitted only through liquids
weak and detected only at nearby locations
not produced by this earthquake
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which evidence recorded at seismic stations following an earthquake supports the inference that Earth’s interior changes from solid rock to molten iron and nickel at the mantle-core boundary?
P-waves arrive earlier than S-waves.
P-waves and S-waves are both recorded at all stations.
Only S-waves are recorded at all stations.
Only P-waves are recorded on the opposite side of Earth.
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NGSS.HS-ESS2-1
NGSS.HS-ESS2-3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Only P-waves were recorded at seismic station C because P-waves travel
only through Earth’s interior, and S-waves travel only on Earth’s surface
fast enough to penetrate the core, and S-waves travel too slowly
through iron and nickel, while S-waves cannot
through liquids, while S-waves cannot
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-2
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