Earthquake Practice

Where is the point at which the first movement occurs during an earthquake?

• Epicenter
• Focus
• Fault
• Plate

Where is the point on the Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake?

• Epicenter
• Fault
• Hypocenter
• Tremor

What is the measure of the amount of energy released in an earthquake?

• Earthquake
• Epicenter
• Magnitude
• Seismogram

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Which scale rates earthquakes based on the amount of damage done?

• Mercalli Scale
• Richter Scale
• Seismogram Scale
• Bernoulli Scale

Which scale measures the intensity of the ground movement?

• Mercalli Scale
• Richter Scale
• Seismogram Scale
• Bernoulli Scale

What is a large ocean wave that results from an underwater earthquake, landslide, or volcanic eruption?

• Aftershock
• Liquefaction
• Seismic Gap
• Tsunami

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The huge pieces of the earth's crust are called ____________________________. 

• crust
• plates
• directions
• seismos

An instrument that detects and measures earthquakes is a 

• seismogram
• focus seismic map
• focus
• seismograph 

In which type of location is earthquake risk the greatest?

• at plate centers

• on big plates

• at plate boundaries

• on small plates

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What's the main cause of most earthquakes?

• Pressure from within the earth's crust

• Hurricanes

• Human activity

• Changes in temperature within the earth's mantle

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2