Earthquake Assessment
Authored by Terilyn Patterson
Science
6th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 4 pts
Richter Scale
A transform boundary between the Pacific plate and the North American Plate
An instrument used to measure and record details of earthquakes
a seismic body wave that shakes the ground up and down and moves in a wave pattern
used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake
2.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
2 mins • 4 pts
Identify the part of the Earthquake found on the Earth's surface
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
3.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
2 mins • 4 pts
Identify this instrument.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 4 pts
Identify this seismic wave
Surface Wave
S Wave
All are correct
P wave
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS4-1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 4 pts
What is the greatest magnitude on the Richter Scale?
100
10
1
5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 4 pts
How do earthquakes occur?
Heavy force on the ground
Earth gets too heavy
two plates causing friction
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 4 pts
What is the location of the San Andreas Fault?
Colorado
Connecticut
East Coast
California
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
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