Earthquake

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

• Epicenter

• Hypocenter

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

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

• Earthquake

• Epicenter

• Fault

• Plate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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

• P Wave

• Rayleigh Wave

• S Wave

• Shear Wave

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

The place where to plates meet?

• Pattern

• Plate Boundary

• Mantle

• Earthquake

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The pieces that make up Earth's surface?

• Jigsaw puzzle

• Pattern

• Plate boundary

• Tectonic Plates

Occurs when plate boundaries get stuck together, but the plates themselves keep moving?

• Earthquakes

• Volcano

• Tsunami

• Tectonic Plates

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What kind of plate boundary is shown here?

• divergent
• convergent
• transform
• strike slip

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Tectonic Plate movement is caused by ______________.

• the rotation of the Earth

• ocean tides

• convection currents in the mantle

• the moon's gravity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3