Ch. 3 L1 Earthquakes Review Quizizz

Ch. 3 L1 Earthquakes Review Quizizz

7th Grade

19 Qs

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Ch. 3 L1 Earthquakes Review Quizizz

Ch. 3 L1 Earthquakes Review Quizizz

Assessment

Quiz

Science

7th Grade

Easy

Created by

Cory Edwards

Used 4+ times

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19 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A break in Earth's lithosphere where one block of rock moves toward, away from, or past another.

Tsunami

Fault

Focus

Surface Waves

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a graphical illustration of seismic waves?

Seismogram

Richter scale

Mercalli scale

Secondary Waves

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The point beneath Earth’s surface where rock breaks under stress and triggers an earthquake is called the

vent

epicenter

shield

focus

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The type of seismic waves that arrive first and move by compressing and expanding the ground like an accordion are called

Secondary (S waves.)

Surface waves.

Primary (P waves).

Mercalli waves.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

S waves are also known as

primary waves.

secondary waves.

surface waves.

focus waves

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If the Coast Guard warns of a giant wave of water approaching the shore as a result of a major earthquake, they are warning of

an aftershock.

liquefaction

a tsunami.

landslides

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The risk of earthquakes is high along the Pacific coast of the United States because

there have been no earthquakes there lately.

that’s where the Pacific and North American plates meet. 

satellites have detected increasing elevation of the ground surface.

serious earthquakes are rare east of the Rockies.

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