Earthquakes

The epicenter of an earthquake is

• The point below the surface where rock begins to break and the first motion occurs
• The seismic station closest to the earthquake
• The place where the greatest damage occurs
• The point on the surface directly above the focus

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

This famous transform fault is located in the western United States creates significant earthquake activity for California

• New Madrid
• Denali Fault
• Ramapo Seismic Zone
• San Andreas

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Liquefaction is when...

• the soil behaves like liquid
• the ground becomes liquid
• magma rises to the surface
• buildings are damaged, crumbling like liquid

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

An instrument that detects and measures earthquakes is a 

• seismogram
• focus seismic map
• focus
• seismograph 

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

How much bigger is a magnitude 8 earthquake compared to magnitude 7 one ?

• 1 time bigger

• 10 times bigger

• 30 times bigger

• 100 times bigger

Tsunami

• Tide

• Volcanic eruption

• A riptide

• A series of huge waves

What scale measures amount of energy from earthquake 1-10?

• Mercalli scale

• Fujita scale

• Richter scale

• Saffir simpson scale

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

• Earthquake
• Epicenter
• Fault
• Plate

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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

• Epicenter
• Focus
• Fault
• Plate

What is a smaller earthquake that follows a larger earthquake?

• Aftershock
• Liquefaction
• Seismic Gap
• Tsunami