Earthquake Causes and Effects

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Science
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8th Grade
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Laura Mulligan
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who proposed the theory of Continental Drift?
Alfred Wegener
Isaac Franco
Albert Einstein
Isaac Newton
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Earthquakes can be caused by what events? Select all that apply
Stress released at plate boundaries
Volcanic Activity
Mine blasts
Nuclear bombs
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are the waves released by an earthquake called?
Gnarly waves bro
seismic waves
sizeable waves
earth shakeys
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
If we said an earthquake was a 5.0, what are we talking about?
The location of the earthquake
The damage done by an earthquake
The magnitude or strength of an earthquake
It was a fun one, lets ride it again!
5.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Earthquakes can trigger what activity? Select two
Landslides
Rainstorms
Windstorms
Tsumnamis
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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A major earthquake must be higher than what on the Richter scale?
6
7
1
4
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What kind of scientists studies earthquakes and earth movements?
Biologist
Seismologist
Astronomer
Chemist
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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
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