Earthquakes

What are movements in the ground caused by the release of energy along a fault?

• Earthquakes

• Tsunami

• Epicenter

• Focus

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is a break in the rock that results in movement?

• Fault

• Fracture

• Epicenter

• Focus

What prevents two tectonic plates from sliding past each other?

• Friction

• Gravity

• Stress

• Strain

What is the location within Earth along a fault where the earthquake first occurs

• Focus

• Epicenter

• Fault

• Seismic wave

What is the point on Earth’s surface directly above an earthquake’s focus

• Focus

• Epicenter

• Fault

• Seismic wave

What is energy released in the form of vibrations?

• Seismic waves

• Radio waves

• Infrared waves

• Light waves

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

What type of wave can travel through the crust?

• Body waves

• Surface waves

What type of wave can travel on top of the crust?

• Body waves

• Surface waves

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Which of the following is the fastest type of seismic wave?

• P- wave

• S- wave

• Surface wave

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Which of the following is the slowest type of seismic wave?

• P- wave

• S- wave

• Surface wave