Earthquakes

Earthquakes

6th - 9th Grade

12 Qs

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Earthquakes

Earthquakes

Assessment

Quiz

Physics

6th - 9th Grade

Hard

Created by

Baldemar Rodriguez

Used 6+ times

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12 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the name of the machine that measures the intensity of the earthquake?

Richter Scale

Weight scale

Mercali Scale

All the above

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where do earthquakes happen? Name 2 specific places?

On the ground

In the water

In the middle of the United States

Plate Boundaries/Fault lines

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This is a numerical rating system that measures the energy, or magnitude of an earthquake.

San Andreas Fault Line

Richter Scale

Mercali Scale

Ring of Fire

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How much stronger is an 8.0 from a 4.0 earthquake?

100x

10,000x

10x

1,000x

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which 2 plate boundaries make California a high risk for earthquakes?

Pacific Plate and Nazca Plate

South American Plate and North American Plate

Pacific plate and The North American Plate

Pacific Plate and San Andreas Fault Line

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What should you do if an earthquake happens during science class?

Call someone to come pick you up.

Start screaming

Get under the table

Run outside

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What structure damage is when the bottom floor fails and the rest of the building falls on top?

Tsunami

Building Height

Predicting patterns

Pancaking

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