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Earthquakes Review

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6th Grade

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Earthquakes Review
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the name of the place within Earth where the earthquake begins?

Focus

Epicenter

fault

reverse

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Stress that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks is called ______________

fault

compression

shearing

tension

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A break in Earth’s crust along which rocks move is called ___________

stress

compression

dormat

fault

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A giant wave usually caused by an earthquake beneath the ocean floor is called __________________

earthquake

volcano

tsunami

fault

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

There are 3 types of stress:

normal, compression, & shearing

reverse, strike-slip, & normal

reverse, shearing, & compression

shearing, compression, tension

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

There are 3 types of faults:

normal, reverse, & tension

normal, reverse, & compression

normal, reverse, & strike-slip

normal, reverse, shearing

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of seismic wave causes rock to move back and forth?

P-wave

S-wave

Surface wave

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