Earthquakes

An earthquake is...

• released energy into the air

• The shaking or vibrating of the universe

• The shaking or vibrating of the earth, by sudden energy

• The shaking and vibrating of the ocean

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The largest Earthquake in the United States occurred in 1964 in:

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

An earthquake is usually caused by a...

• landslide

• very large storm

• glacier

• movement along a fault

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

_______ is an instrument that detects and measures waves produced by earthquakes.

• seismometer

• seismograph

• digital sound level meter

A wave generated by earthquake vibrations

• body wave

• Seismic wave

• land wave

• surface wave

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Magnitude is...

• the amount of energy released by an earthquake

• Point on the surface of earth above the focus of earthquake

These materials work better because they can be tied to other parts and do not crumble

• bricks and concrete block

• rubber and steel

• reinforced concrete, metal and wood

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

____ are breaks or cracks in the rocks that make up Earth's crust.

• Landforms

• Faults

• Earthquakes

• Boundaries

Waves that move material up and down as they travel are called .

• Primary or transverse waves

• Secondary waves

• Body waves

What kinds of waves do earthquakes produce? Select all that apply.

• seismic waves

• longitudinal waves

• transverse waves

• heat waves