Earthquakes

Earthquakes

11th Grade

14 Qs

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Earthquakes

Earthquakes

Assessment

Quiz

Science

11th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS3-2, HS-PS4-1, MS-ESS2-3

Standards-aligned

Created by

Adam Gamboa

Used 3+ times

FREE Resource

14 questions

Show all answers

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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