Earthquakes and Tsunamis

Earthquakes and Tsunamis

8th Grade

14 Qs

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Earthquakes and Tsunamis

Earthquakes and Tsunamis

Assessment

Quiz

Social Studies

8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Jaimi Fittall

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14 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the shaking of the Earth’s crust caused by a release of energy?
Earthquake
Epicenter
Fault
Plate

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a break in the lithosphere along which movement in an earthquake has first occurred?
Earthquake
Epicenter
Fault
Focus

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where is the point at which the first movement occurs during an earthquake?
Epicenter
Focus
Fault
Plate

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of wave is the first to arrive after an earthquake occurs?
P Wave
Rayleigh Wave
S Wave
Shear Wave

6.

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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

P Waves can move through which of the following?
Gas
Liquid
Solid
All of these

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