Seismic Waves Review

Seismic Waves Review

8th Grade

13 Qs

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Seismic Waves Review

Seismic Waves Review

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Other Sciences

8th Grade

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13 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Earthquakes happen every day. Most are too small for humans to notice.
True
False

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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The shaking and trembling that results from the Earth's plates movement
Mountains
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Fault-block mountains

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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When plates break or slip past each other they form these
mountains
tectonic plates
Fault lines
earthquakes

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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Earthquakes release these which let us study what the Earth is made out of
Tectonic Plates
Seismic Waves
Plateaus
P Waves

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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These are the first waves released during an earthquake
S waves
Surface Waves
P waves

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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These are the secondary, or second waves to be released. They cannot travel through the liquid outer core
S waves
Surface Waves
P waves

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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This is the area beneath the Earth's surface where the earthquake begins
epicenter
focus
fault line
tectonic plate

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