
Exploring Plate Tectonics Test
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The record made by a seismograph; the paper on which earthquake waves are recorded.
Seismogram
Seismograph
Richter Scale
Epicenter
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
An earthquake wave that follows the main shock of an earthquake.
Aftershock
Foreshock
Seismic wave
Tremor
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A series of sea waves caused by underwater earthquakes, or more rarely, by volcanoes.
Tsunami
Hurricane
Tornado
Cyclone
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A fracture in bedrock, along which blocks of rock on opposite sides of the fracture move.
Fault
Joint
Fissure
Crevice
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A secondary earthquake wave; so named because it travels slower than a primary wave and is the second wave to reach the seismograph station after an earthquake.
S-Wave
P-Wave
Surface Wave
Love Wave
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The time between the arrival of P-waves and S-waves at a location where an earthquake occurs.
Lag Time
Seismic Gap
Epicenter Distance
Magnitude Delay
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS4-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
An instrument that detects, records, and measures the vibrations produced by an earthquake. Fill in the blank: ________
Seismograph
Thermometer
Barometer
Anemometer
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