
Earthquakes!
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is an earthquake?
A huge wave caused by underwater land movement
The shaking of the earth’s crust caused by a release of energy.
Downward slope movement of rock, soil, and other objects
Pressure builds below the earth’s surface producing eruptions of lava, rock, and volcanic gases
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following does NOT cause an earthquake?
Strain built up along boundaries between plates
Eruption of a volcano
Large tornadoes
Impact of a meteorite
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a fault?
The point at which the rock first breaks and moves in an earthquake
The scale used to measure earthquakes
The point on the earth’s surface directly above the focus
A break in the plates along which movement has occurred
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is below the surface ?
Epicenter
Focus
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is NOT a type of earthquake wave?
S Wave
P Wave
E Wave
Surface Wave
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following describes S waves?
Compression waves that push and pull rock.
Can travel through any material.
Waves that move side to side.
Can travel only through solids.
Waves that travel along the surface of Earth. Cause the most damage of any earthquake wave.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following describes P waves?
Compression waves that push and pull rock.
Can travel through any material.
Waves that move side to side.
Can travel only through solids.
Waves that travel along the surface of Earth. Cause the most damage of any earthquake wave.
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