Earthquakes

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Science
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6th - 8th Grade
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Amy Griffin
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Earthquakes happen every day. Most are too small for humans to notice.
True
False
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When the earth causes an upward thrust in the epicenter.
When the earth moves up and down along the ocean floor.
When vibrations in the ground result from breaks in Earth's crust caused by tectonic plate movement.
None of the above
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Earthquakes most commonly occur:
in the middle of oceans
along coastlines
along tectonic plate boundaries
all of the answers
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Faults are breaks that occur when rocks:
move toward each other
away from each other
past each other
all of these
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This type of fault occurs when two blocks of rock slide horizontally past each other in opposite directions.
strike slip
reverse
normal
transverse
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This type of fault occurs when forces two blocks of rock apart.
strike slip
normal
reverse
divergent
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This fault occurs when forces push two blocks of rock together.
strike slip
normal
reverse
convergent
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
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