Earthquake Review

Earthquake Review

​Time to find out what you already know!

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What is the composition of the inner core?

• Iron

• Gold

• Diamond

• Rocks and Soil

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Which one of Earth's layers are the tectonic plates located on?

• Lithosphere

• Mantle

• Epicenter

• Mid-Ocean Ridge

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There are _____ TYPES OF BOUNDARIES located at tectonic plates.

• One

• Two

• Three

• Four

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The name for lava before it reaches the earths surface is...

• Magma

• Rocks

• Hot Gravel

• Pebbles

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The theory that states our continents have gradually moved over time is...

• Continental Drift

• Pangea

• Continental Movement

• Continental Jumping

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Divergent Boundaries are where plates move...

• Apart

• Together

• Under

• Over

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Mid-Ocean Ridge's are considered...

• Undersea mountainous ridge

• Subduction

• Convergent Plate Boundaries

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Convergent Boundaries are where plates move...

• Apart

• Together

• Sideways

• Downward

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Subduction causes plates to move ____ & ______ into the mantle below another plate.

• Apart

• Together

• Sideways

• Downward

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Transform Boundaries are where plates...

• Come Together

• Move Apart

• Slide past one another

• Move Downward

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Earthquakes are primarily caused by what type of Boundaries...

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

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The Epicenter is located directly _____ the earthquakes focus

• Below

• Above

• To the side

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The _____ is "the point within the earth where movement along a fault creates an earthquake."

• Focus

• Epicenter

• Top

• Seismic Wave

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A ________ is a SHOCK WAVE caused by an Earthquake.

• Tsunami

• Hurricane

• Seismic Wave

• Magnitude

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This instrument is used to record the movement of the ground during an earthquake

• Trumpet

• Ruler

• Seismometer

• Thermometer

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This is a scale that measures the MAGNITUDE of earthquakes...

• Ordinal Scale

• Richter Scale

• Nominal Scale

• Fish Scale

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Choose the words that describe the anatomy of an earthquake.

• Epicenter

• Crust

• Focus

• Seismic Waves

• Mantle

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Where is the closest Seismometer to East Middle?

• Soldiers Delight

• Garrett College

• Hanover

• Winters Mill

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What 2 parts create the lithosphere?

• Inner Core and Mantle

• Crust and outermost portion of the mantle

• Crust and innermost portion of the mantle

• Inner Core and Crust

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If you are in an Earthquake what should you NOT do

• Put shoes on

• Remain Calm

• Get under something heavy

• Get to the highest possible room

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Select all that could be HAZARDS associated with earthquakes

• Fire

• Landslides and Rockfalls

• Tsunami

• Global Warming

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Select all that could be HAZARDS associated with earthquakes

• Ground Shaking

• Ground Displacement

• Flooding

• Tornados

Earthquake Hazards Review

• Ground Shaking

• Ground Displacement- Ground movement along a fault The ground falls/lowers down to a different level and settles.

• Flooding/Fires

• Tsunami

• Landslides and Rockfalls

• Liquefaction- Mix of groundwater (water underground) and soil or sand coming together during an earthquake

• Subsidence and Lateral Spreading-Lowering of the ground’s surface (Can occur when ground shaking has loose sediments to settle and lose load bearing strength)

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Which of the Hazards are DIRECT effects from Earthquakes?

• Ground Shaking

• Landslides

• Fires

• Tsunamis

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Which of the following are SECONDARY effects of Earthquakes?

• Ground Shaking

• Landslides

• Fires

• Tsunamis

• Liquefaction

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BONUS Where did one of the most POWERFUL earthquakes in history occur?

• Kobe, Japan

• Hong Kong

• Nile, Africa

• USA

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Why does Maryland experience less earthquakes than California?

• Our proximity to a fault

• Maryland weather prevents earthquakes

• California is over-populated