Locating and Measuring Earthquakes

Locating and Measuring Earthquakes

9th Grade

45 Qs

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Locating and Measuring Earthquakes

Locating and Measuring Earthquakes

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where is the point at which the first movement occurs during an earthquake?

Epicenter
Focus
Fault
Plate

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

Epicenter
Fault
Hypocenter
Tremor

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which body waves cause particles of rock material to move at right angles to the direction in which the waves are traveling?

Body Waves
P Waves
S Waves
Surface Waves

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is an instrument that detects and records waves produced by earthquakes? (This piece of equipment can measure the magnitude of an earthquake.)

Epicenter
Fault
Seismogram
Seismograph

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

Earthquake
Epicenter
Magnitude
Seismogram

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which scale rates earthquakes based on the amount of damage done?

Mercalli Scale
Richter Scale
Seismogram Scale
Bernoulli Scale

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Which scale measures the intensity of the ground movement?

Mercalli Scale
Richter Scale
Seismogram Scale
Bernoulli Scale

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