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Earthquake Assessment

Authored by Terilyn Patterson

Science

6th Grade

NGSS covered

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Earthquake Assessment
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 4 pts

Richter Scale

A transform boundary between the Pacific plate and the North American Plate

An instrument used to measure and record details of earthquakes

a seismic body wave that shakes the ground up and down and moves in a wave pattern

used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake

2.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

2 mins • 4 pts

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Identify the part of the Earthquake found on the Earth's surface

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

3.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

2 mins • 4 pts

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Identify this instrument.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 4 pts

Media Image

Identify this seismic wave

Surface Wave

S Wave

All are correct

P wave

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 4 pts

What is the greatest magnitude on the Richter Scale?

100

10

1

5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 4 pts

How do earthquakes occur?

Heavy force on the ground

Earth gets too heavy

two plates causing friction

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 4 pts

What is the location of the San Andreas Fault?

Colorado

Connecticut

East Coast

California

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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