Earthquakes

A__________is an instrument that records the force and length of an earthquake.

___________is the size and strength of an earthquake.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The_____________is used to define the magnitude of an earthquake.

The place where two tectonic plates meet is called a___________.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A long, high ocean wave caused by an earthquake.

• magnitude

• shockwave

• tsunami

• seismometer

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The point directly above the focus on the Earth’s surface, where an earthquake is felt the strongest.

• epicenter

• shockwave

• focus

• magnitude

A wave of energy radiating outwards from an explosion.

• tsunami

• focus

• seismometer

• shockwave

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The exact point in the earth’s crust where an earthquake originates.

• shockwave

• focus

• magnitude

• epicenter

where do earthquakes occur?

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

true or false: earthquakes cannot be predicted

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2