EARTHQUAKES SEISMOLOGY

What causes earthquakes?

• Millions of people jumping at once

• The earth rotating

• The movement of rock

• Gravity

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What are the three types of plate boundaries?

• Transform, Convergent, Divergent
• Apart, Together, Slide
• Slide, Pull away, Push together

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is the fastest moving type of seismic wave?

• P-wave

• S-wave

• Surface waves

• All seismic waves travel at the same speed

What seismic feature is located on the Earth's surface?

• Epicenter

• Fault

• Seismograph Station

• The earthquake itself

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which wave has the highest amplitude on a seismograph AND does the most structural damage?

• P Wave

• S Wave

• Surface Wave

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Which city is closest to the epicenter?  

• A
• B
• C

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is the lag time?  

• 30 sec
• 86 sec
• 56 sec
• 140 sec

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Which scale measures the intensity of the ground movement?

• Mercalli Scale

• Richter Scale

• Seismogram Scale

• Bernoulli Scale

What are the two types of earthquake BODY waves?

• P and S waves

• Surface and Underground waves

• Fast and Slow waves

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What is an epicenter? 

• Where an earthquake started
• The surface right above where an earthquake started