Natural Hazards Module V

Earthquake engineers test different building designs on a

• shake table

• shake station

• base isolation

• seismic center

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

A volcano in Chile has erupted in 1964, 1971, and 2015. It should be classified as

• dormant

• extinct

• active

• non-threatening

When earthquakes occur, they send out waves of energy called _____ waves.

• seismic

• P

• S

• active

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

A ______ is a large weight suspended from a building to minimize movement during an earthquake.

• damper

• Richter

• hypocenter

• dimmer

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

The location on the Earths surface directly above where an earthquake occurs is called the ______.

• epicenter

• hypocenter

• hotspot

• fault

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Earthquakes are given an intensity rating based on the ____ scale.

• seismic

• Richter

• earthquake

An area where two of Earth's plates rub together is called a

• fault

• earthquake

• plate boundar

Volcanoes sometimes occur underwater at divergent boundaries called

• mid-ocean ridges

• convergent

• strike-slip

• Atlantic ridge

The first waves to reach the epicenter during an earthquake are called ___________.

• P waves

• S waves

• seismic waves

• microwaves

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Earthquakes occur when plates suddenly move past each other, releasing energy. Where does this occur?

• at the epicenter

• at the hotspot

• at the hypocenter

• at the Earth's core

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2