Earthquakes Quiz

This Earthquakes Quiz covers the basics of earthquakes with 15 multiple choice and 1 open response question. Topics include:

  • Epicenter, focus, magnitude, etc.
  • Where earthquakes tend to occur
  • P and S waves (the basics!)
  • A seismograph measures earthquakes
  • Damage caused by earthquakes

You may also be interested in our Where Do Earthquakes Occur? Worksheet!

Or, you may find our Plate Tectonics Test useful!

Teacher Notes:

  • NGSS Earth Science MS-ESS2-1 and MS-ESS2-2
  • INCLUDES ANSWER KEY
  • This Earthquakes Quiz is not editable.
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Related Standards:

  • NGSS MS-ESS2-1: Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth’s materials and the flow of energy that drives this process.
  • NGSS MS-ESS2-2: Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying time and spatial scales.

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Grade Levels: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 NGSS Standards: HS-ESS2-1, HS-ESS2-2, MS-ESS2-1, MS-ESS2-2