San Andreas Movie

Which disaster in the movie caused people to get stuck in parking garages and buildings?

• Explosion

• Tsunami

• Earthquake

• Hurricane

It is possible for the San Andreas fault to create a Tsunami like in the movie?

• Fact, tsunami waves like the ones in Japan in 2011 were over 30 feet

• Fiction, while it is even odd the M7.9 Great SanFransisco Earthquake made a tsunami at all, it was only about 10 cm high.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The earthquake in the San Andreas movie can create a giant canyon in the ground as depicted and seen here

• Fact, any type of earthquake separates the earth like this

• Fiction, this does not happen when plates slide past each other even though there is certainly movement, it does not look like that

What is the primary geological fault line featured in the movie 'San Andreas'?

• San Andreas Fault

• New Madrid Fault

• Hayward Fault

• Cascadia Subduction Zone

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which type of seismic wave is typically the fastest and first to be detected by seismographs?

• P-waves

• S-waves

• Surface waves

• Rayleigh waves

In the context of earthquakes, what does the Richter scale measure?

• Magnitude

• Intensity

• Duration

• Frequency

What is the main cause of earthquakes along the San Andreas Fault?

• Tectonic plate movement

• Volcanic activity

• Meteor impacts

• Tsunamis

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which scientific instrument is used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake?

• Seismograph

• Barometer

• Thermometer

• Anemometer

What is the term for the point on the Earth's surface directly above the earthquake focus?

• Epicenter

• Hypocenter

• Focus

• Fault line

Which layer of the Earth is primarily involved in tectonic plate movement?

• Lithosphere

• Asthenosphere

• Mesosphere

• Core

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3