Earthquakes and Tsunamis

Which of the following is NOT a cause of an earthquake?

• Collapse of Cavern
• Eruption of Volcano
• Lightning Strikes
• Moving Tectonic Plates

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is the shaking of the Earth’s crust caused by a release of energy?

• Earthquake
• Epicenter
• Fault
• Plate

What is a break in the lithosphere along which movement in an earthquake has first occurred?

• Earthquake
• Epicenter
• Fault
• Focus

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which type of wave is the first to arrive after an earthquake occurs?

• P Wave
• Rayleigh Wave
• S Wave
• Shear Wave

P Waves can move through which of the following?

• Gas
• Liquid
• Solid
• All of these

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

S Waves can move through which of the following?

• Gas
• Liquid
• Solid
• All of these

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What is an instrument that detects and records waves produced by earthquakes? (This piece of equipment can measure the magnitude of an earthquake.)

• Epicenter
• Fault
• Seismogram
• Seismograph

What is a large ocean wave that results from an underwater earthquake, landslide, or volcanic eruption?

• Aftershock
• Liquefaction
• Seismic Gap
• Tsunami

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The huge pieces of the earth's crust are called ____________________________. 

• crust
• plates
• directions
• seismos

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The Richter scale measures:

• the amount of radon gas released
• the movement of plates
• the strength of an earthquake
• the weight of tectonic plates