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Earthquake

Authored by Michael T Samale

Science

6th - 8th Grade

NGSS covered

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The point directly above the focus on the surface is called ___________________.

Epicenter

Hypocenter

2.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An instrument used to detect and record earthquakes is called _______________.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the shaking of the Earth’s crust caused by a release of energy?

Earthquake

Epicenter

Fault

Plate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of wave is the first to arrive after an earthquake occurs?

P Wave

Rayleigh Wave

S Wave

Shear Wave

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which body waves cause particles of rock material to move at right angles to the direction in which the waves are traveling?

Body Waves

P Waves

S Waves

Surface Waves

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The place where to plates meet?

Pattern

Plate Boundary

Mantle

Earthquake

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The pieces that make up Earth's surface?

Jigsaw puzzle

Pattern

Plate boundary

Tectonic Plates

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