Natural Hazards
Authored by Valerie Howland
Science
7th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Lava flows
a break in Earth's lithosphere where energy is released
fast moving avalanches of hot gas, ash, and rock
long streams of molten rock from volcanoes
the energy released when rocks break because of stress
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
moment magnitude scale
a digital instrument used to measure earthquake waves
rates the amount of shaking from an earthquake
a rating system that uses newer technologies to measure the total energy released by an earthquake
a rating system that uses observations about damage to determine the strength of an earthquake
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Richter Magnitude Scale
a digital instrument used to measure earthquake waves
rates the amount of shaking from an earthquake
a rating system that estimates the total energy released by an earthquake
numerical rating system used to measure the amount of energy released during an earthquake
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
modified Mercalli scale
uses observations to rate the amount of shaking from an earthquake
a digital instrument used to measure earthquake waves
a rating system that estimates the total energy released by an earthquake
numerical rating system used to measure the amount of energy released during an earthquake
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
liquefaction
the measurement of ground motion or energy on the Richter magnitude scale
occurs when wet soil acts more like a liquid during an earthquake
the energy released when rocks break due to stress
wet, sandy filled soil
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
pyroclastic flow
a break in Earth's lithosphere where energy is released
fast moving avalanches of hot gas, ash, and rock
long streams of molten rock from volcanoes
water vapor, carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide dissolved in magma
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
seismograph
a digital instrument used to measure earthquake waves
a digital instrument used to measure pyroclastic flows
the measurement of ground motion or energy
the amount of energy released when rocks break due to stress
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
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