Earthquake Concepts and Earth's Interior

Earthquake Concepts and Earth's Interior

9th Grade

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50 Qs

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Earthquake Concepts and Earth's Interior

Earthquake Concepts and Earth's Interior

Assessment

Quiz

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Science

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9th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Hard

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NGSS
MS-ESS3-2, MS-PS4-2, MS-ESS2-1

+6

Standards-aligned

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Ronnie Garcia

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the shaking of the Earth’s crust caused by a release of energy?

Earthquake

Epicenter

Fault

Plate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a cause of an earthquake?

Collapse of Cavern

Lightning Strikes

Eruption of Volcano

Moving Tectonic Plates

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a break in the lithosphere along which movement in an earthquake has first occurred?

Earthquake

Fault

Epicenter

Focus

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where is the point at which the first movement occurs during an earthquake?

Epicenter

Focus

Plate

Fault

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where is the point on the Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake?

Tremor

Hypocenter

Epicenter

Fault

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of wave is the first to arrive after an earthquake occurs?

P Wave

S Wave

Raleigh Wave

Shear Wave

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which body wave squeezes and stretches (pushes and pulls) rock materials as they pass through the Earth?

Body Waves

S Waves

P Waves

Surface Waves

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