Earthquakes

Earthquakes

by andrea kevan

Multiple Choice

What is the very center of the Earth called

• Outer core

• Crust

• Mantle

• Inner Core

Multiple Choice

What is the outer most later of the earth called (that we are standing on)

• Crust

• Core

• Earth

• Water

Multiple Choice

What is the pacific plate also known as

• Fire ring

• Ring of Fire

• Pacific Rire

• Pacific fire ring

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Multiple Choice

Earthquakes are measured on the:

• Rodham scale

• Henley scale

• Richter scale

• Morrissey scale

Multiple Choice

An earthquake under the sea can cause:

• A volcano

• A hurricane

• A tsunami

• An eclipse

Multiple Choice

The line where two tectonic plates meet is called a:

• fault line

• epicentre line

• tectonic line

• straight line

Multiple Choice

_________ is another word for an earthquake's strength.

• Intensity

• Frequency

• Magnitude

• Pressure

Multiple Choice

The epicenter of an earthquake is the point on Earth's surface directly below the focus.

• False

• True