Bill Nye - Earthquakes

Front

Do earthquakes occur only once or twice a year?

Back

False

Front

The Earth’s surface is very rigid.

Back

False

Front

Does Earth’s surface float on molten rock?

Back

True

Front

Tectonic plates are very small.

Back

False

Front

Do oceans float on tectonic plates?

Back

True

Front

Volcanoes and mountains are formed when tectonic plates are moving apart.

Back

True

Front

In most earthquakes, faults are vertical.

Back

True

Front

Direction in which the Earth’s plates can move:

Back

They can move to the right, left, and up and down.

Front

Which of the following conditions is involved in producing earthquakes? Options: Plate movement forms faults, Faults store energy, Plates release energy as they slide against each other., All of the Above

Back

All of the Above

Front

If Earthquake X measured 1 and Earthquake Y measured 3 on the Richter scale, how many times greater was the ground motion of Earthquake Y compared to Earthquake X?

Back

Earthquake Y had 100 times the ground motion of Earthquake X.