Earthquakes

Where is the point at which the first movement occurs during an earthquake?

• Epicenter
• Focus
• Fault
• Plate

Where is the point on the Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake?

• Epicenter
• Fault
• Hypocenter
• Tremor

P Waves can move through which of the following?

• Gas
• Liquid
• Solid
• All of these

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Which scale measures the intensity of the ground movement?

• Mercalli Scale
• Richter Scale
• Seismogram Scale
• Bernoulli Scale

Which scale rates earthquakes based on the amount of damage done?

• Mercalli Scale
• Richter Scale
• Seismogram Scale
• Bernoulli Scale

What is a large ocean wave that results from an underwater earthquake, landslide, or volcanic eruption?

• Aftershock
• Liquefaction
• Seismic Gap
• Tsunami

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

An instrument that detects, times and measures earthquakes is a 

• seismogram
• focus seismic map
• focus
• seismograph 

Waves carry _____________ through objects.

• sound
• light
• energy
• water

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What type of fault is shown in the following image?

• Normal Fault

• Reverse Fault

• Strike Slip Fault

• Compressional Fault

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What type of fault is shown in the following image?

• Reverse Fault

• Normal Fault

• Strike Slip Fault

• Compressional Fault

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2