Intro to Earthquakes

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

• Epicenter

• Fault

• Hypocenter

• Tremor

Earthquakes and volcanoes are most likely found in which locations?

• At plate boundaries

• in oceans

• in the middle of continents

• in the middle of plates

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Geologists study the inside of the Earth by using____

• seismic waves

• sound waves

• light waves

• EM waves

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Large pieces of Earth's lithosphere that move around are called?

• sections

• plates

• land masses

• faults

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

natural disasters that occur at many plate boundaries

• tornadoes and hurricanes

• volcanoes and earthquakes

• snow storms and thunderstorms

• typhoons and harpoons

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

where two plates move toward each other

• transform boundary

• divergent boundary

• convergent boundary

where two plates slide past each other

• transform boundary

• divergent boundary

• convergent boundary

Earthquakes create ____ waves.

• transverse

• dangerous

• electromagnetic

• seismic

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What causes Earthquakes?

• no movement at all

• movement of lava

• slippage along a break in the lithosphere, called a fault

• slippage in the inner core

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is the primary cause of most earthquakes?

• Volcanic eruptions

• Tectonic plate movements

• Tidal forces

• Solar flares

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3