Earthquakes

This gives each earthquake a number based on how much the ground shook.

• Richter Scale

• Seismograph

• Barometer

• Metric Scale

A sudden and violent shaking of the ground.

• Earthquake

• Tsunami

• Volcanic Eruption

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The place where earthquakes begin is called the

• epicenter

• focus

• fault

• seismic waves

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The place that is directly above the focus is called the

• fault line

• Ring of Fire

• epicenter

• plate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The magnitude of an earthquake is measure by an instrument called

• Seismic Waves

• seismograph

• Richter Scale

What is this area known as

• Earthquake Epicenter

• Ring of Fire

• San Andres Fault

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

After an earthquake this could happen.

• Tsunami

• Landslide

• Fires

• All of the Above

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The borders between plates that are grinding and pushing against one another.

• Epicenter

• Fault Line

• Focus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A city destroyed in 1906 by an earthquake.

• San Diego

• San Francisco

• Santa Barbara

What is the fault in California called?

• San Diego Fault

• Pacific Plate

• San Andres Fault

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2