Earthquake Test #1 (Lessons 2&3)

Earthquake Test #1 (Lessons 2&3)

7th Grade

24 Qs

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Earthquake Test #1 (Lessons 2&3)

Earthquake Test #1 (Lessons 2&3)

Assessment

Quiz

Science, Other Sciences, English

7th Grade

Easy

Created by

Tammy Bitting

Used 120+ times

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24 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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The most destructive type of wave is a

P-wave

S-wave

Surface wave

transverse wave

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What type of seismic wave travels compressionally? 
P wave
S wave
Surface
None

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What is a tracing of an earthquake's motion that is created by a seismometer?

Seismograph

Seismogram

Seismologist

Elastic Rebound

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

An earthquake scored high on the Richter scale but low on the Mercalli scale. Why?

It probably happened in an area with no people.

It was a fast earthquake.

It damaged a lot of buildings.

It is impossible to know.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which wave can travel through solids, liquids, and gases?

P-Waves

S-Waves

Surface (L) Waves

Media Image

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is a smaller earthquake that follows a larger earthquake?
Aftershock
Liquefaction
Seismic Gap
Tsunami

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

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

Epicenter

Hypocenter (focus)

Surface

Crust

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