Earthquakes

Earthquakes under the water can cause _________________________________.

• tornadoes
• tsunamis
• lightening
• hailstorms

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Many earthquakes happen along the borders of...

• Countries
• Tetonic Plates
• Climate Zones
• None of the above.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Where the earthquake begins on surface.

• epicenter

• joint

• fault

• focus

What are earthquakes?

• The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface

• Masses of earth sliding down cliffs or mountains

• A rotating column of air causing mass destruction

• A gigantic wave

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What causes earthquakes?

• Millions of people jumping at once

• The earth rotating

• The movement of plate tectonics

• Gravity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is the scale used to measure the strengths of earthquakes?

• Fujita scale

• Richter scale

• Damage scale

• NASA scale

An instrument that detects and measures earthquakes is a 

• Seismograph

• Human eye

• Data chart

• Circle Graph

Scientists who study earthquakes are called

• Seismologists

• Geologists

• Biologists

• Astronomer

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is this area known as

• Earthquake Epicenter

• Ring of Fire

• San Andres Fault

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

After an earthquake this could happen.

• Tsunami

• Landslide

• Fires

• All of the Above

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2