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9.108 Earthquakes, Faults, and Seismic Data Worksheet

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This Physical Science with Earth and Science Science worksheet provides structured practice on 9.108 Earthquakes, Faults, and Seismic Data. Students are guided through targeted exercises that build foundational understanding, computational accuracy, and critical thinking skills.

Earthquakes, Faults, and Seismic Data: MCQ focus: read epicenter maps, fault diagrams, magnitude/intensity data, and seismograms to infer earthquake patterns. Aligned to NGSS high school Physical Science, Earth and Space Science, and Engineering Design; NRC/DCI; SEP/CCC; CCSS math/literacy connections; selected CA NGSS, NYSSLS, Florida CPALMS, and Texas TEKS references NGSS HS-ESS2-1, HS-ESS3-1, HS-PS4-1 - NGSS-aligned Earthquakes, Faults, and Seismic Data: NGSS: HS-ESS2-1; HS-ESS3-1; HS-PS4-1; NRC/DCI: ESS2.A; ESS3.B; PS4.A; SEP/CCC: Analyzing data / Cause and effect; Common: RST.9-10.7; HSN-Q.A; State refs: CA/NYSSLS HS-ESS2/HS-ESS3/HS-PS4; FL SC.912.E.6; TX Earth Systems.

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Problem 1Difficulty: Mastery

A model originally shows a transform fault, but new data reveal a trench, landward-deepening earthquakes, and a volcanic arc. What revision is best supported?

AChange the model to a stable interior with no faults.

BRemove all plate motion because volcanoes are present.

CChange the model to a convergent subduction boundary because the new data show subduction evidence.

DKeep the transform model because all boundaries have trenches and deep earthquakes.

Solution & Explanation:Trenches, deepening earthquakes, and volcanic arcs are not typical transform evidence; together they support a subduction model.

Problem 2Difficulty: Mastery

A hazard team reviews four data layers: active faults, earthquake depths, measured ground shaking, and population density. Which conclusion uses the layers appropriately?

APopulation density alone locates earthquake epicenters.

BActive faults are irrelevant if shaking was measured once.

CEarthquake depths determine building age but not hazard.

DFaults, depths, and shaking inform hazard, while population density helps estimate risk and planning priorities.

Solution & Explanation:Hazard analysis uses physical evidence such as faults, depths, and shaking. Risk planning also includes exposure, including population density.

Problem 3Difficulty: Mastery

A wave model shows one seismic wave changing rock volume as it travels and another shearing material side to side. The shearing wave is not transmitted through liquid. Which identification is correct?

AThe volume-changing wave is a P wave, and the shearing wave is an S wave.

BNeither wave is seismic because waves cannot move through Earth.

CThe volume-changing wave is an S wave, and the shearing wave is a P wave.

DBoth waves are tsunamis because they travel only in oceans.

Solution & Explanation:P waves are compressional and change volume; S waves are shear waves and cannot travel through liquids.

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This worksheet is designed specifically for Physical Science with Earth and Science Science students. It aligns with educational standard NGSS HS-ESS2-1, HS-ESS3-1, HS-PS4-1 (NGSS: HS-ESS2-1; HS-ESS3-1; HS-PS4-1; NRC/DCI: ESS2.A; ESS3.B; PS4.A; SEP/CCC: Analyzing data / Cause and effect; Common: RST.9-10.7; HSN-Q.A; State refs: CA/NYSSLS HS-ESS2/HS-ESS3/HS-PS4; FL SC.912.E.6; TX Earth Systems.).