Excellent Earthquakes!

The outer layer of the earth is called...

• mantle

• core

• crust

• shell

The second layer of earth is called...

• mantle

• core

• crust

• shell

The center of the earth is called the...

• mantle

• core

• crust

• Ball of Glory

When rocks along the edge of a plate shift and cause shaking it's called....

• a new Taylor Swift song

• an earthquake

• a tsunami

• a fault

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Pangea is...

• an Italian food

• another name for an earthquake

• the Pacific plate

• when all the continents were together

Why did the continents drift apart?

• because the plates are moving apart

• because they hate each other

• They didn't. Why would you ask such a thing?

• earthquakes pushed them apart

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The spot deep in the earth where rocks break and cause an earthquake is called...

• fault

• core

• focus

• epicenter

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The spot above the focus of an earthquake is called....

• ring of fire

• ground zero

• a crazy shaking place

• epicenter

An instrument that measures the vibrations/shaking during an earthquake is called...

• a seismograph

• the Richter scale

• thermometer

• a graduated cylinder

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What scale do scientists use to measure the intensity of an earthquake?

• Haynes scale

• Balance Scale

• Richter Scale

• Seismoscale