2-2 EARTHQUAKES AND SEISMIC WAVES TEST
Authored by Selena Wood
Science
6th Grade
NGSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
WHAT TYPE OF SEISMIC WAVE IS SHOWN
P WAVES
S WAVES
SURFACE WAVES
OCEAN WAVES
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-1
NGSS.MS-PS4-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
WHAT TYPE OF SEISMIC WAVE IS SHOWN?
P WAVES
S WAVES
SURFACE WAVES
OCEAN WAVES
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
WHAT TYPE OF SEISMIC WAVE IS SHOWN?
P WAVES
S WAVES
SURFACE WAVES
OCEAN WAVES
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-1
4.
REORDER QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
PUT THE WAVES IN ORDER IN WHICH THEY ARRIVE TO THE EPICENTER.
SURFACE WAVES
S WAVES
P WAVES
5.
DRAG AND DROP QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
AN EARTHQUAKE THAT HAS A MAGNITUDE OF 6 IS (a) TIMES STRONGER THAN AN EARTHQUAKE THAT HAS A MAGNITUDE OF 5.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
6.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
RATES THE MAGNITUDE OF SMALL EARTHQUAKES BASED ON THE SIZE OF THE WAVES RECORDED BY A SEISMOGRAPH
RICHTER SCALE
THE SCALE THAT RATES THE AMOUNT OF SHAKING FROM AN EARTHQUAKE WITHOUT AN INSTURMENT ONLY OBSERVATION
MOMENT MAGNITUDE SCALE
A SCALE USED TO RATE THE TOTAL ENERGY AN EARTHQUAKE RELEASES.
MODIFIED MERCALLI SCALE
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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
7.
DROPDOWN QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
WHAT DOES THE SPEED OF A SEISMIC WAVE DEPEND ON? (a)
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-2
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