Earthquakes and Tsunamis Review

The epicenter of an earthquake is

• The point below the surface where rock begins to break and the first motion occurs
• The seismic station closest to the earthquake
• The place where the greatest damage occurs
• The point on the surface directly above the focus

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which travels fastest, always being the first detected by seismic stations?

• P waves
• S waves

An instrument that detects and measures earthquakes is a 

• seismogram
• focus seismic map
• focus
• seismograph 

Most earthquakes happen along the _________________. 

• coast
• faults
• desert
• directions

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Earthquakes under the water can cause _________________________________.

• tornadoes
• tsunamis
• lightening
• hailstorms

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A tracing of earthquake motion that is created by a seismograph. This can be on a huge sheet of paper, shows P-waves 

• Seimogram 
• Seismic wave
• Carrollton 
• Deformed 

Many earthquakes happen along the borders of...

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

It is the energy radiated in all directions from the focus due to earthquake.

• seismic waves

• epicenter

• body waves

• surface waves

The point where the earthquake begins.

• epicenter

• fault

• focus

• seismic waves

This is considered as the fastest kind of seismic waves.

• Love waves

• Body waves

• Primary waves

• Secondary waves

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1