8.1 What Are Earthquakes?

What is the point on Earth's surface directly above the focus?

• tsunami

• seismic wave

• epicenter

• focus

Giant ocean waves are called?

• epicenter

• seismic wave

• focus

• tsunami

What do we call the continuously moving parts of Earth's crust?

• Plates

• Crust

• Earthquakes

• Volcanoes

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What happens when tectonic plate shift suddenly?

• Thunderstorm

• Volcano

• Earthquake

• Landslide

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The strongest earthquake will be a category _____.

• 1

• 5

• 10

• 20

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What do we call the place where two tectonic plates meet?

• Plate

• Fault

• Focus

• Epicenter

What is the difference between the epicenter and the focus?

• The epicenter is located on Earth's surface and the focus is on the fault line.

• The focus is located on Earth's surface and the epicenter is on the fault line.

1.     Which statement is not true:

• Ground movement occurs when Earth layers move suddenly and release energy.

• The release of energy sends seismic waves out from the focus point of the Earth quake.

• Epicenter is the spot directly above the focus of the Earth’s surface.

• Earthquakes only affect a small area when one occurs.

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Earthquakes are caused when:

• Pressure builds up along a fault line where 2 tectonic plates meet. 

• The release of this energy along the fault causes an earthquake.

• Both A and B

• Neither A nor B

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Rock becomes _________ and changes shape of the ground along a fault due to the stress.

• rebound

• deformed

• larger

• small

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