Earthquake Data

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6th - 8th Grade
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Andrea Ellinger
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does MAGNITUDE mean?
depth of earthquake
size of earthquake
where the earthquake occurred
power released in earthquake
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Depth of earthquake means...
how far into the earth it occurs
how big the earthquake was
how much power was released by the earthquake
where the earthquake occurred on the surface
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which location had shallow (0-30 km) earthquakes ONLY?
Mt. Mitchell
Mt. Aconcagua
Mt. Hotaka
Mt. Aoraki
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Mountains that are changing location & elevation all have earthquakes around them.
TRUE
FALSE
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Mountains that are NOT increasing in elevation have at least 1 earthquake occurring over the last 30 years.
TRUE
FALSE
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Mountains that are increasing in elevation have MORE earthquakes around them than the other mountains.
TRUE
FALSE
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What machine/tool measures the size of an earthquake?
seismograph
atimeter
compass
topographical map
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