Earthquakes

What is an epicenter? 

• Where an earthquake started
• The surface right above where an earthquake started 

An instrument that detects and measures earthquakes is a 

• seismogram
• focus seismic map
• focus
• seismograph 

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Earthquakes under the water can cause _________________________________.

• tornadoes
• tsunamis
• lightening
• hailstorms

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Many earthquakes happen along the borders of...

• Countries
• Tetonic Plates
• Climate Zones
• None of the above.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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Where the earthquake begins on surface.

• epicenter

• joint

• fault

• focus

What are the three regions where earthquakes take place?

• Mid-Atlantic Ridge

• Japan

• Alpide Belt

• Circus Pacific Belt

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

There are about how many tectonic plates?

• 10

• 34

• 12

• 22

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What are earthquakes?

• The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface

• Masses of earth sliding down cliffs or mountains

• A rotating column of air causing mass destruction

• A gigantic wave

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What causes earthquakes?

• Millions of people jumping at once

• The earth rotating

• The movement of plate tectonics

• Gravity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

About how many earthquakes occur a year?

• 900,000

• 5,000

• 88,000

• 500,000

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