Earthquakes

Earthquakes

10th Grade

20 Qs

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Earthquakes

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Assessment

Quiz

Science

10th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS3-2, MS-PS4-2, MS-ESS1-4

+2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Conan McCormack

Used 138+ times

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20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is a fault?

a place on Earth where earthquakes cannot occur

a fracture in Earth where movement has occurred

the place on Earth’s surface where structures move during an earthquake

another name for an earthquake

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an earthquake’s epicenter?

the place on the surface directly above the focus

a spot halfway between the focus and the surface

the spot below the focus

any spot along the nearest fault

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Most earthquakes are produced by the rapid release of which kind of energy stored in rock subjected to great forces?

kinetic

thermal

elastic

mechanical

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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 • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of S waves?

They travel more slowly than P waves.

They are also called longitudinal waves

They shake particles at right angles to their direction of travel.

They cannot be transmitted through water or air.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A travel-time graph can be used to find the

focus of an earthquake.

strength of an earthquake

damage caused by an earthquake

epicenter of an earthquake.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where do most earthquakes occur?

in the mountains of Africa

around the edge of the Pacific Ocean

around the edge of the Atlantic Ocean

on the western lowlands of Europe

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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