EARTHQUAKE v2

EARTHQUAKE v2

8th Grade

15 Qs

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EARTHQUAKE v2

EARTHQUAKE v2

Assessment

Quiz

Physics

8th Grade

Hard

Created by

RONALD CABUANG

Used 1+ times

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where do severe damages of an earthquake likely occur?

A. crust

B. epicenter

C. fault

D. focus

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which refers to the record made by seismograph?

A. Intensity

B. Magnitude

C. Seismogram

D. Spectrogram

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How is intensity related to magnitude when an earthquake occurs?

A. more damaged, lesser energy

B. more damaged, greater energy

C. less damaged, greater energy

D. cannot be determined

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following scales is NOT used in determining the effects of an earthquake?

A. Richter Scale

B. Rossi - Forel Scale

C. Mohs’ Scale

D. PHILVOCS Earthquake Intensity Scale

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which explains a greater magnitude?

A. greater amount of energy released

B. greater amount of energy absorbed

C. lesser amount of energy released

D. lesser amount of energy absorbed

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens to the intensity of an earthquake as you go away from the focus?

A. decreases

B. increases

C. does not change

D. remains the same

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where does earthquake originate?

A. crust

B. epicenter

C. fault

D. focus

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