Earthquakes

Front

What type of fault is the San Andreas in California?

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Transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

What are the three types of plate boundaries?

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Transform, Convergent, Divergent

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

What is the instrument used to measure earthquakes?

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Seismograph

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

What is the shaking of the Earth’s crust caused by a release of energy?

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Earthquake

Front

Where is the point on the Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake?

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Epicenter

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Front

Which type of wave is the first to arrive after an earthquake occurs? Options: P Wave, Rayleigh Wave, S Wave, Shear Wave

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P Wave

Front

What is the measure of the amount of energy released in an earthquake?

Back

Magnitude

Front

What is the focus of an earthquake?

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The point below Earth's surface where rock first breaks

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Front

Do earthquakes happen every day, with most being too small for humans to notice?

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True

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Front

Most earthquakes happen along the _________________.

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faults

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2