Earthquakes

Quiz
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Science
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8th Grade
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Hard
+3
Standards-aligned
Charles Martinez
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50 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What should you do in case of an earthquake?
stop, drop, roll
drop, cover, and hold on
stop, cover, and hold on
drop, cover, and wait
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a large wave produced by an earthquake on the ocean floor?
tsunami
large wave
aftershock
surfing wave
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is when an earthquake's shaking turns loose soil into liquid mud
landslide
liquefaction
aftershock
tsunami
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is an earthquake that occurs after a large earthquake?
tsunami
aftershock
liquefaction
landslide
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What records the ground movements caused by seismic waves as they move through the earth?
graph
seismologist
seismogriph
seismograph
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which waves move along the surface of the earth
surface
s
p
q
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which waves vibrate side to side and up and down
surface
s
p
q
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