Earthquake Vocabulary

Earthquake Vocabulary

6th Grade

19 Qs

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Earthquake Vocabulary

Earthquake Vocabulary

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS3-2, MS-PS4-1, MS-ESS2-3

Standards-aligned

Created by

Kelly Lawrence

Used 1K+ times

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19 questions

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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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