Earthquake

This earthquake is......?

• Convergent
• Transform
• Divergent
• Rift Zone

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

This earthquake is......?

• Convergent
• Transform
• Divergent
• Rift Zone

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

What is an epicenter? 

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

What is the vocabulary word for the movement on the surface of the Earth resulting from underground movement between two plates?

• An Earthquake
• Shaking Earth
• Volcano

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What are the puzzle pieces of the Earth's surface called?

• Tectonic plates
• Puzzles
• Earthquakes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What occurs when two plates move, bump or slide past each other?

• An Earthquake
• Nothing
• Movement

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The place where an earthquake originates inside the Earth's surface is called...

• Epicenter
• Hypocenter (focus)
• Underground
• Crust

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The place where the earthquake is felt on the Earth's surface is called...

• Epicenter
• Hypocenter (focus)
• Surface
• Crust

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What are the three types of plate boundaries?

• Transform, Convergent, Divergent
• Apart, Together, Slide
• Slide, Pull away, Push together

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is the instrument used to measure earthquakes?

• Seismograph
• Seisologist
• Scale