Earthquakes Tsunami Volcanoes

Earthquakes Tsunami Volcanoes

9th Grade

38 Qs

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Earthquakes Tsunami Volcanoes

Earthquakes Tsunami Volcanoes

Assessment

Quiz

Other Sciences

9th Grade

Hard

Created by

Charles Martinez

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38 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The epicenter of an earthquake is
The point below the surface where rock begins to break and the first motion occurs
The seismic station closest to the earthquake
The place where the greatest damage occurs
The point on the surface directly above the focus

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image
This famous transform fault is located in the western United States creates significant earthquake activity for California
Sierra Nevada Seismic Zone
Denali Fault
San Fransisco 
San Andreas

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Richter scale measures:
the amount of radon gas released
the damage caused
the strength of an earthquake
the weight of tectonic plates

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An instrument that detects and measures earthquakes is a 
seismogram
focus seismic map
focus
seismograph 

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Earthquakes under the water can cause _________________________________.
tornadoes
tsunamis
lightening
hailstorms

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The focus of an earthquake is
The point (below Earth's surface) where rock breaks
The closest seismic station
The place where the greatest damage occurs
A fault

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which kind of wave arrives at seismic stations second?
P (primary)
S (secondary)
L (love)
R (rayleigh)

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