Intro to Earthquakes

Intro to Earthquakes

6th Grade

15 Qs

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Intro to Earthquakes

Intro to Earthquakes

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS3-2, MS-ESS2-3, HS-ESS1-5

+2

Standards-aligned

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The location on the surface of Earth directly above the focus, where the earthquake is the strongest and most damage occurs is called the:

fault line

epicenter

focus

none of the answers

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The vibration of the Earth produced by the rapid release of energy within the lithosphere is called:

Fractures

the Focus

an Epicenter

an Earthquake

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How far can land shift in one Earthquake?

tens of meters

tens of centimeters

tens of millimeters

no movement at all

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which fault is a transform fault that extends about 1200 km through California?

Calaveras Fault

San Andreas Fault

Cerro Prieto Fault

Concord Fault

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The point within Earth where an earthquake starts is called the:

transform

epicenter

focus

fault

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Energy that is released travels in all directions in the form of ___________________:

transform waves

fault waves

focal waves

seismic waves

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

____________________ are earthquakes that occur soon after a major earthquake

aftershocks

foreshocks

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