Earthquakes and Faults

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Social Studies
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10th Grade
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Hard
John Robinson
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Earthquakes under the water can cause _________________________________.
tornadoes
tsunamis
lightening
hailstorms
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Many earthquakes happen along the borders of...
Countries
Tetonic Plates
Climate Zones
None of the above.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
This earthquake is......?
Convergent
Transform
Divergent
Rift Zone
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which city is closest to the epicenter?
A
B
C
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Where is the point at which the first movement occurs during an earthquake?
Epicenter
Focus
Fault
Plate
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which body waves cause particles of rock material to move at right angles to the direction in which the waves are traveling?
Body Waves
P Waves
S Waves
Surface Waves
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is an instrument that detects and records waves produced by earthquakes? (This piece of equipment can measure the magnitude of an earthquake.)
Epicenter
Fault
microscope
Seismograph
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