Earthquake Vocabulary

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6th Grade
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Kelly Lawrence
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
What is a primary earthquake wave that travels through the body of the earth; so named because it is the first wave to reach a seismograph station during an earthquake.
P-wave
S-wave
Surface wave
body wave
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is an earthquake wave that follows the main shock of an earthquake?
body wave
P wave
aftershock
S wave
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
What is an earthquake wave that travels through the body of the earth?
P wave
body wave
surface wave
S wave
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
The vibrations in the earth caused by the sudden release of energy is called an ______________.
epicenter
aftershock
earthquake
tsunami
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the point on the surface of the earth directly above the focus of an earthquake?
epicenter
fault
focus
intensity
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
What is a fracture in bedrock along which blocks of rock on opposite sides of the fracture move?
focus
epicenter
intensity
fault
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the location where the rupture of an earthquake begins and energy is released called?
epicenter
focus
intensity
S wave
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