Intro to Earthquakes

The location on the surface of Earth directly above the focus, where the earthquake is the strongest and most damage occurs is called the:

• fault line

• epicenter

• focus

• none of the answers

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The vibration of the Earth produced by the rapid release of energy within the lithosphere is called:

• Fractures

• the Focus

• an Epicenter

• an Earthquake

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

How far can land shift in one Earthquake?

• tens of meters

• tens of centimeters

• tens of millimeters

• no movement at all

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which fault is a transform fault that extends about 1200 km through California?

• Calaveras Fault

• San Andreas Fault

• Cerro Prieto Fault

• Concord Fault

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

The point within Earth where an earthquake starts is called the:

• transform

• epicenter

• focus

• fault

Energy that is released travels in all directions in the form of ___________________:

• transform waves

• fault waves

• focal waves

• seismic waves

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

____________________ are earthquakes that occur soon after a major earthquake

• aftershocks

• foreshocks

__________________ earthquakes may come before a major earthquake.

• foreshock

• aftershock

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Earthquakes that occur along the San Andreas Fault occur once every _____ years

• 22

• 1

• 25

• 33

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is the primary cause of earthquakes?

• Volcanic eruptions

• Tectonic plate movements

• Tsunamis

• Weather changes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3