Earthquake Concepts and Earth's Interior
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Science
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9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the shaking of the Earth’s crust caused by a release of energy?
Earthquake
Epicenter
Fault
Plate
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is NOT a cause of an earthquake?
Collapse of Cavern
Lightning Strikes
Eruption of Volcano
Moving Tectonic Plates
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a break in the lithosphere along which movement in an earthquake has first occurred?
Earthquake
Fault
Epicenter
Focus
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where is the point at which the first movement occurs during an earthquake?
Epicenter
Focus
Plate
Fault
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where is the point on the Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake?
Tremor
Hypocenter
Epicenter
Fault
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which type of wave is the first to arrive after an earthquake occurs?
P Wave
S Wave
Raleigh Wave
Shear Wave
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS4-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which body wave squeezes and stretches (pushes and pulls) rock materials as they pass through the Earth?
Body Waves
S Waves
P Waves
Surface Waves
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