
Earthquakes
Authored by Joha Nieves
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6th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How strong an earthquake is.
focus
magnitude
epicenter
after shock
Richter Scale
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The scale on which the strength of the earthquake is measured.
focus
magnitude
epicenter
after shock
Richter Scale
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The instrument to measure the strength of the earthquake.
focus
magnitude
epicenter
after shock
Seismometer
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Smaller earthquakes after the main, large one.
focus
magnitude
epicenter
after shock
Seismometer
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The place in the earth where rocks are moving.
focus
magnitude
epicenter
after shock
Seismometer
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The point at the surface above the focus.
focus
magnitude
epicenter
after shock
Seismometer
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
7.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Match the following:
How do earthquakes happen?
As the plates move past each other at the margins the movement is not smooth.
Third event
The plates sometimes lock, causing pressure to build up.
Second event
This pressure is suddenly released in a jerky movement.
Fifth event
Earthquakes occur at plate margins.
Four event
This release of pressure is called an earthquake.
First event
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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
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