Earthquake Review

Most major damage from earthquakes in the United States is likely to occur

• at a divergent boundary only.

• at a convergent boundary only.

• at a mid ocean ridge and a divergent plate boundary.

• at a transform plate boundary and a hot spot.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Earthquakes can occur

• at divergent plate boundaries only.

• at transform boundaries only.

• at convergent boundaries only.

• at all plate boundaries.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which scale uses the measured strength of seismic waves?

• Mercalli scale

• Richter scale

• Barometric scale

• Bathroom scale

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

• A

• B

• C

• They are all the same distance

Which is true of P and S waves?

• P-waves are push-pull; S-waves are side-to-side

• P-waves are side-to-side; S-waves are push-pull

Which seismic station detected the first S-waves?

• A

• B

• C

Which seismic station measured the greatest difference between P-wave and S-wave arrival time?

• A

• B

• C

Which scale is based on the amount of damage done by an earthquake?

• Mercalli scale

• Richter scale

• Barometric scale

• Bathroom scale

Most earthquakes occur in Earth's

• crust.

• inner core.

• outer core.

• hydrosphere.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Two seismic stations detect seismic waves from an earthquake. The closest station to the earthquake...

• is the first to detect P-waves.

• is the last to detect S-waves.

• will measure the greatest time between P-waves and S-waves.

• will measure the weakest S-waves.