Earthquakes / Tsunamis / Natural Disasters

What is a movement of rock, debris, or a large mass of land down a slope called?

• Landslide

• Earthquake

• Epicenter

• Focus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which is a disturbance or shaking of Earth's surface?

• Landslide

• Earthquake

• Epicenter

• Focus

Which is the location of an earthquake ON EARTH'S SURFACE?

• Landslide

• Seismic

• Epicenter

• Focus

Which is the point WITHIN the EARTH where the earthquake STARTS?

• Landslide

• Seismic

• Epicenter

• Focus

Which are waves that carry large amounts of energy?

• Richter Scale

• Magnitude

• Fault

• Seismic

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Which measures the strength of an earthquake on a scale of 1 - 9?

• Richter Scale

• Magnitude

• Fault

• Seismic

Which is the strength of an earthquake?

• Plate boundaries

• Magnitude

• Fault

• Seismic

Which is a fracture in Earth's crust?

• Plate boundaries

• Magnitude

• Fault

• Seismic

Which is where most volcanoes and earthquakes occur?

• Plate boundaries

• Magnitude

• Fault

• Seismic

Which state experiences a very low risk of earthquakes?

• California

• Florida

• Montana

• Pennsylvania