EARTHQUAKE VOCABULARY REVIEW

What are giant sea waves caused by earthquakes on the ocean floor called?

• TSUNAMI

• EARTHQUAKE

• SEISMIC WAVES

• FAULT ZONES

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The​ (a)   is the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus.​

• EPICENTER
• FOCUS
• FAULT ZONE
• EARTHQUAKE
• MERCALLI

The ​ (a)   scale is a set of numbers used to describe the strength of an earthquake, while the​ (b)   scale describes what people feel and observe during an earthquake.

• RICHTER
• MERCALLI

What do we call breaks or cracks in the rocks of the lithosphere where earthquakes take place?

• FAULTS

• FOCUS

• FAULT ZONES

• SEISMIC WAVES

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A​ (a)   is an instrument that detects, measures, and records the energy of earthquake vibrations at a given location.

• SEISMOGRAPH
• EPICENTER
• MAGNITUDE
• MERCALLI
• RICHTER

What is the point below the Earth's surface where an earthquake begins?

• FOCUS

• FAULT

• SEISMIC WAVE

• TSUNAMI

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What do we call the shaking of the ground that occurs when plates shift and change position?

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

When stresses in the Earth become great enough to overcome the strength of rocks along faults, energy is released producing​ (a)   .

• SEISMIC WAVES
• FAULT ZONES
• EARTHQUAKES
• INTENSITY

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Areas where there are interconnected faults are called...

• FAULT ZONES

• SEISMIC WAVES

• EARTHQUAKES

• TSUNAMIS

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

​ (a)   is the measure of energy released during an earthquake. The strength of an earthquake that can be felt at the surface is called (b)   .

• MAGNITUDE
• INTENSITY