Geology Chapter 19 Earthquakes

Geology Chapter 19 Earthquakes

9th - 12th Grade

32 Qs

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Geology Chapter 19 Earthquakes

Geology Chapter 19 Earthquakes

Assessment

Quiz

Science

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

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

+6

Standards-aligned

Created by

Charles Martinez

FREE Resource

32 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Earth's upper mantle is made of this rock.

Peridotite

Anthracite

Calcite

Crystalline structures

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Epicenter

The record produced by a seismometer.

The point of failure of rocks inside depths of the earth.

The points on Earth's surface directly above the focus.

Fracture in rock along which movement occurs.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

From studying seismic waves, scientists have determined that the outer core is made of this.

Liquid mercury and iron

Liquid iron and nickel

liquid magma and oxygen

liquid crystal and copper

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Focus

The point of failure of rocks inside depths of the earth.

Scale that rates earthquake intensity.

Forces per unit area acting on a material.

The points on Earth's surface directly above the focus.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This type of wave is refracted, or bent by earth's outer core.

S-waves

P-waves

surface waves

ocean waves

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Secondary Wave

Seismic wave that squeezes and pulls rock in the same direction.

Seismic wave that causes the ground to move in two directions.

The fastest wave

Seismic wave that causes rock to move at right angles to the direction along which the wave travels.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This is the amount of damage done to structures as a result of an earthquake.

Magnitude

Intensity

Destructive scale

Violence

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