Chapter 7 Earthquakes

Chapter 7 Earthquakes

9th - 12th Grade

26 Qs

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Chapter 7 Earthquakes

Chapter 7 Earthquakes

Assessment

Quiz

Science

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS2-3, MS-ESS3-2, HS-ESS1-5

+6

Standards-aligned

Created by

Charles Martinez

FREE Resource

26 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What are the inferred pressure and interior temperature at the boundary between Earth's outer core and inner core?

3.1 million atmospheres pressure and an interior temperature of 6300°C

3.1 million atmospheres pressure and an interior temperature of 6700°C

3.6 million atmospheres pressure and an interior temperature of 6300°C

3.6 million atmospheres pressure and an interior temperature of 6700°C

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

The magnitude of an earthquake is a number that represents the

arrival time of the first P-wave

difference in arrival times between P- and S -waves

distance to the epicenter

energy released by an earthquake

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

Base your answer to the following question on the diagram below and on your knowledge of Earth science. The diagram represents a cut-away view of Earth's interior and the paths of some of the seismic waves produced by an earthquake that originated below Earth's surface. Points A, B, and C represent seismic stations on Earth's surface. Point D represents a location at the boundary between the core and the mantle. Seismic station A is 5000 kilometers from the epicenter. What is the difference between the arrival time of the first P-wave and the arrival time of the first S-wave recorded at this station?

2 minutes 20 seconds

6 minutes 40 seconds

8 minutes 20 seconds

15 minutes 00 second

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

The first P-wave of an earthquake took 11 minutes to travel to a seismic station from the epicenter of the earthquake. What is the seismic station's distance to the epicenter of the earthquake and how long did it take for the first S-wave to travel that distance?

Distance to epicenter: 3350 km

S-wave travel time: 4 min 50 sec

Distance to epicenter: 3350 km

S-wave travel time: 6 min 10 sec

Distance to epicenter: 7600 km

S-wave travel time: 9 min

Distance to epicenter: 7600 km

S-wave travel time: 20 min

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

The arrival time of the first earthquake P-wave at a seismograph station was 10:11:20 (hours:minutes:seconds). If the epicenter of the earthquake is 8000 km away, what was the approximate arrival time of the first S-wave from this earthquake?

10:02:00

10:09:20

10:20:40

10:32:00

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

A strong earthquake that occurs on the ocean floor could result in the formation of

tsunami

delta

ocean currents

El Nino event

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

The epicenter of an earthquake was located 1800 kilometers from a seismic recording station. If the S -wave arrived at the seismic station at 10:06:40 a.m., at what time did the P-wave arrive at the same seismic station?

10:03:00 a.m.

10:03:40 a.m.

10:09:40 a.m.

10:10:20 a.m

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