Earthquakes
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6th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
This gives each earthquake a number based on how much the ground shook.
Richter Scale
Seismograph
Barometer
Metric Scale
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A sudden and violent shaking of the ground.
Earthquake
Tsunami
Volcanic Eruption
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The place where earthquakes begin is called the
epicenter
focus
fault
seismic waves
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The place that is directly above the focus is called the
fault line
Ring of Fire
epicenter
plate
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The magnitude of an earthquake is measure by an instrument called
Seismic Waves
seismograph
Richter Scale
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is this area known as
Earthquake Epicenter
Ring of Fire
San Andres Fault
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
After an earthquake this could happen.
Tsunami
Landslide
Fires
All of the Above
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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
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