Earthquakes

Which of the following is an effect of an earthquake?

• environmental pollution

• global pandemic

• tsunami wave

• weather disturbance

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Severe injuries in people caused by collapsed infrastructure, falling debris, and flash floods during an earthquake may cause __________.

• death of people

• burning of house

• liquefaction of soil

• deformation of grounds

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which of the following may result from broken gas pipes and contact of live wires during an earthquake?

• building fire

• tsunami wave

• rock landslide

• environmental pollution

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which of the following best describes a landslide?

• Loose rocks and soil slide down the mountain.

• Giant waves reach the shorelines.

• Parts of the ground open up.

• Ground softens.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Among the harmful effects of earthquake, which one below should be the priority?

• loss of lives

• formation of land

• burning of houses

• destruction of infrastructure

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The sudden movement of the earth’s crust is called an earthquake.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Magnitude is the total amount of energy released by the sudden tectonic movement.

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

The actual damage brought about by the earthquake is called tsunami.

• True

• False

Seismograph is used to determine the intensity of an earthquake.

• True

• False

Seismograph is the instrument used to record the magnitude of an earthquake.

• True

• False