11.3 Quiz - Earthquakes and Tsunami Hazards

The type of stress that pulls on and thins an area of Earth's crust is called

• torsion

• tension

• shearing

• diverging

When a plate is compressed, it can create anticlines and synclines that can become

• mountains and valleys

• folds and breaks

• plateaus and canyons

• landmasses and oceans

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

How much more energy is released by an earthquake with a magnitude of 8.0 on the moment magnitude scale than one with a 6.0 magnitude?

• 32 times more

• 64 times more

• 2 times more

• 20 times more

A giant wave usually caused by an earthquake beneath the ocean floor.

• tsunami

• tidal wave

• hurricane

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The measurement of an earthquake's strength based on seismic waves and movement along faults.

• tension

• stress

• magnitude

• shearing

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface.

• volcano

• shearing

• fault

• earthquake

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A break in Earth's crust along which rocks move.

• tectonic plate

• earthquake

• fault

• stress

Stress that pushes masses of rock in opposite directions, in a sideways movement.

• stress

• shearing

• tension

• scale

Stress that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks.

• compression

• shearing

• stress

• earthquake

A force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume.

• stress

• shearing

• earthquake

• tension