ESS SEM 1 REVIEW: EARTHQUAKES

ESS SEM 1 REVIEW: EARTHQUAKES

9th Grade

70 Qs

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ESS SEM 1 REVIEW: EARTHQUAKES

ESS SEM 1 REVIEW: EARTHQUAKES

Assessment

Quiz

Science

9th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

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

+3

Standards-aligned

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Richter scale measures:

the amount of radon gas released
the movement of plates
the strength of an earthquake
the weight of tectonic plates

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Modified Mercalli scale rates the amount of damage from an earthquake

true
false

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which travels fastest, always being the first detected by seismic stations?

P waves
S waves

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An earthquake scored high on the Richter scale but low on the Mercalli scale. Why?

it probably happened in an area with no people
it was a fast earthquake
because it damaged a lot
impossible to tell

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Liquefaction is when...

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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