Earthquakes

The Richter scale measures:

• the amount of radon gas released
• the movement of plates
• the strength of an earthquake
• the weight of tectonic plates

Which travels fastest, always being the first detected by seismic stations?

• P waves
• S waves

An instrument that detects and measures earthquakes is a 

• seismogram
• focus seismic map
• focus
• seismograph 

Most earthquakes happen along _________________.

• the coast

• faults

• the desert

• mountain ranges

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Earthquakes under the water can cause _________________________________.

• tornadoes
• tsunamis
• lightening
• hailstorms

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Many earthquakes happen along the borders of...

• Countries

• Tectonic Plates

• Climate Zones

• None of the above.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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Second waves to arrive in an earthquake

• P waves

• S waves

• Surface waves

First waves to arrive in an earthquake

• P waves

• S waves

• surface waves

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The distribution of earthquakes on Earth’s surface is evidence that Earth’s crust is divided into ____.

• dishes
• oceans
• plates
• mantle

The place where an earthquake originates inside the Earth's surface is called...

• Epicenter

• Focus

• Underground

• Crust

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