Earthquake Quiz

Earthquakes are usually caused by the sudden movement of rocks along a fault, or fracture, in Earth's crust. The most famous fault in the U.S. is the San Andreas Fault in California. What major cities are located near the San Andreas Fault?

• Detroit

• Los Angeles

• San Francisco

• San Jose

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The epicenter of the earthquake is the point on Earth’s surface closest to the focus, or origin, of the earthquake. What symbol represents the epicenter?

• Triangle

• Circle

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What symbol represents the recording station?

• Triangle

• Circle

What types of seismic waves are released?

• P-waves

• S-waves

• T-waves

• Q-waves

Look at the Recording station detector on the upper left side of the Gizmo. What happens when the seismic waves hit the recording station?

• The needle moves to record waves

• The station closes down

• The station records local damage

• The emergency response begins

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which waves get to the station faster?

• P-waves

• S-waves

After gathering the data for the distance and time of the waves, what did the line graph show?

• How the time increased as the distance from the epicenter decreased.

• How far the epicenter increased the amount of Waves the further away the recording station was.

• How the time increased as the distance from the epicenter increased.

• How the time decrease as the distance from the epicenter increased.

Which waves arrive at the recording station first?

• The largest waves.

• The smaller waves.

• There is no difference in any of the waves.

• The waves slowly increase in size throughout the earthquake.

What are the shock waves caused by an earthquake that travel through the ground called?

• Electromagnetic waves

• Seismic waves

• Transverse waves

• Infrared waves

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What is created when tectonic plates release energy?

• Volano

• EarthQuake

• Tsunami

• Flood

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2