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Grade 8 Science: Earthquakes and Volcanoes
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13 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Vibrations in the ground that result from movement along a fault is a
Volcano
Earthquake
Tsunami
Hurricane
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
How much more ground motion does a magnitude 8 earthquake have then a magnitude 6 earthquake?
10
100
31.5
992
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which scale is used to measure the energy released from an earthquake?
Richter Scale
Moment Magnitude Scale
Modified Mercalli Scale
All of the Above
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
The type of fault at a convergent boundary where the block above the fault moves up is
Strike Slip Fault
Normal Fault
Reverse Fault
Transverse Fault
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which type of wave can move through both solid and liquid parts of Earth?
Primary Wave
Secondary Wave
Surface Wave
Ocean Wave
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS2-3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
A low viscosity volcano with gentle slopes and basaltic lava is a
Shield Volcano
Composite Volcano
Cinder Cone Volcano
Caldera
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What type of lava does the volcano in the image produce
low viscosity lava
andesitic and rhyolitic lava
Sedimentary lava
basaltic lava
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