Unit 5 Earthquake Vocabulary
Authored by Taylor Anderson
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
At which of the following tectonic plate boundaries can an earthquake occur?
transform
convergent
divergent
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a fault?
the point on the Earth’s surface directly above an earthquake's starting point
the location on the surface where two tectonic plates slide past each other.
point inside the Earth where an earthquake begins
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is an epicenter?
the point on the Earth’s surface directly above an earthquake's starting point
the location on the surface where two tectonic plates slide past each other.
point inside the Earth where an earthquake begins
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a focus?
the point on the Earth’s surface directly above an earthquake's starting point
the location on the surface where two tectonic plates slide past each other.
point inside the Earth where an earthquake begins
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
5.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What are earthquake waves called?
body waves
surface waves
seismic waves
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-2
6.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
what is the name of the waves of energy that travel through the earth?
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Waves that travel through the Earth's interior
body waves
surface waves
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS4-1
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