
Earthquakes

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Science
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11th Grade
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Adam Gamboa
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A seismogram shows that P waves travel
at the same speed as surface waves
more slowly than S waves.
at the same speed as S waves
faster than S waves.
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS4-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What is a fault?
a place on Earth where earthquakes cannot occur
a fracture in Earth where movement has occurred
the place on Earth’s surface where structures move during an earthquake
another name for an earthquake
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A seismogram shows that P waves travel
at the same speed as surface waves
more slowly than S waves.
at the same speed as S waves
faster than S waves.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A travel-time graph can be used to find the
focus of an earthquake.
strength of an earthquake
damage caused by an earthquake
epicenter of an earthquake.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
An earthquake’s magnitude is a measure of the
size of seismic waves it produces.
amount of shaking it produces.
size of surface waves it produces.
damage it causes.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Earth’s thin, rocky outer layer is its
core
mantle
crust
outer core
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Earth’s thin, rocky outer layer is its
core
mantle
crust
outer core
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