Earth Quakes

Quiz
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Science
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8th Grade
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Hard
+1
Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is another term for P Wave?
Compression Wave
Principal Wave
Shear Wave
Secondary Wave
2.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is a large ocean wave that results from an underwater earthquake, landslide, or volcanic eruption?
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
3.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
__________is a thin zone of crushed rock separating blocks of the earth's crust.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
One of the results of an earthquake can be__________.
PROPERTY DAMAGE
TSUNAMI
LANDSLIDE
ALL ARE CORRECT ANSWERS
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Waves move out through the ground from the source of an earthquake.
TRUE
FALSE
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
NGSS.MS-PS4-2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Earthquakes can happen when the strain on weak rocks forces them break and fracture.
TRUE
FALSE
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The place where an earthquake originates is called the__________.
FAULT LINE
TSUNAMI
EPICENTER
FOCUS
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