
Plate Tectonics Review
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6th - 9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
When an earthquake occurs, energy radiates in all directions from its SOURCE, which is called the ____.
epicenter
focus
fault
seismic center
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS3-5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
During an earthquake, the ground surface ____.
moves only in a horizontal direction
moves only in a vertical direction
can move in any direction
does not move
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Which seismic waves compress and expand or push and pull rocks in the direction the waves travel?
P waves
S waves
surface waves
transverse waves
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
A seismogram shows that P waves travel ____.
at the same speed as surface waves
more slowly than S waves
at the same speed as S waves
faster than S waves
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Overall, which seismic waves are most destructive?
p waves
s waves
compression waves
surface waves
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS3-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
The distance between a seismic station and the earthquake epicenter is determined from the ____.
calculation of the earthquake magnitude
intensity of the earthquake
arrival times of P and S waves
measurement of the amplitude of the surface wave
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
What layer is labeled Y?
asthenosphere
crust
MOHO
Mantle
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
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