Earthquakes

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10th Grade
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Conan McCormack
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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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