What causes an Eartquake?
Earthquakes

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7th Grade
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Rasha Ashraf
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Waves in Earth's oceans.
Earth's plates moving away from each other.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The strength and size of an earthquake is measured using the ..........
Seconds
Richter Scale
Ruler
Thermometer
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the primary cause of an earthquake?
Volcanic eruption
Friction between tectonic plates
Heavy rainfall
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The weakest Earthquake measure a .......
10
5
1
3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Earthquakes that measure 10 on the Richter Scale are very ...
rare
common
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the difference between a Plate boundary and a Fault?
A plate boundary makes volcanoes and a fault makes mountains.
A plate boundary is where any two plates touch and a fault is where any two moving plates meet.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where do most earthquakes occur?
on continental crusts
on oceanic crusts
at plate boundaries
at rock deformations
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