Earthquakes Review
Authored by John Thompson
Science
12th Grade
NGSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When stress causes material to change shape, that material has undergone...
strain
confining stress
compression
fracture
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What kind of faulting would be most likely to happen along transform faults?
Normal
Strike-Slip
Reverse
Thrust
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Stresses that caused the Himalayas to rise are...
Confining
Tension
Shear
Compression
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The point where movement occurred that caused an Earthquake is the...
Focus
Strike
Dip
Epicenter
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How often do Earthquakes of magnitude 8.0-8.9 occur?
About once every 50 to 100 years
About 5 to 10 times a year
About once a year
About once ever 5 to 10 years
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The amplitude of the largest wave during a Richter magnitude 8 earthquake is ____ times as tall as a magnitude 6 earthquake
10
100
1000
2
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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where is the focus, relative to the epicenter?
in the S wave shadow zone
in the P wave shadow zone
directly above the epicenter
directly below the epicenter
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