Earthquakes and Volcanoes

Earthquakes and Volcanoes

8th Grade

18 Qs

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Earthquakes and Volcanoes

Earthquakes and Volcanoes

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8th Grade

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18 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Which is the fastest type of seismic wave?

p-waves

s-waves

surface waves

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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The place where the earthquake is felt on the Earth's surface is called the...

Epicenter

Hypocenter (focus)

Surface

Crust

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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What is the instrument used to measure earthquakes?

Seismograph

Sling Psychrometer

Spring Scale

Balance

Anemometer

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

The focus of an earthquake is

The point below Earth's surface where rock first breaks
The closest seismic station
The place where the greatest damage occurs
A fault

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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Earthquakes happen every day. Most are too small for humans to notice.

True
False

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Before lava reaches the surface it is called

rock
magma
volcanic ash
liquid fire

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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At what type(s) of plate boundaries do most volcanoes form?

convergent and transform
convergent and divergent
divergent and transform
ocean and mountain

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