Epicenter

Epicenter

10th Grade

15 Qs

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Epicenter

Epicenter

Assessment

Quiz

Science

10th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS3-2, MS-PS4-2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

Used 1+ times

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Which seismic station is closest to the epicenter of the earthquake?

X

Y

Z

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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How can you tell that location X is closest to the epicenter of the earthquake?

It has the biggest circle

It has the smallest circle

It is a circle on the map

It is located near the top right corner

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What was the distance from this location to the earthquake's epicenter? HINT: First you have to find the time difference between P and S wave arrivals.

1800 km

2500 km

3200 km

4100 km

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A seismic station that is 4000 kilometers from the epicenter of an earthquake records the arrival time of the first P-wave at 10:00:00 (hours: minutes: seconds). At what time did the first S-wave arrive at this station?

9:54:20

10:05:40

10:07:05

10:12:40

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What is the difference in arrival times of the P and S waves?

5 min

1 min

4 min

6 min

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Which letter represents the epicenter of the earthquake?

A

F

G

D

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How far from an earthquake epicenter is a city where the difference between the P-wave and S-wave arrival times is 6 minutes and 20 seconds?

1,700 km

9,900 km

3,500 km

4,700 km

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