Earthquakes and Volcanoes

A person who studies earthquakes is called a...

• Seismologist
• Geographer
• Earth-volcalogist
• Mapper

Earthquakes occur along these.

• Bedrock
• Sanstone Piles
• Fault Lines
• Crages

Earthquakes occur very frequently in this region.

• Earthquake Alley
• Ring of Fire
• Dragon's Den
• Apocalypse Now

An earthquake of 8.5 or higher would do this.

• No damage
• Minor damage
• Major damage
• Can't be detected

When two plates are moving away from each other they are called (often forming rifts or valleys)?

• Divergent Plates
• Convergent Plates
• Transform Boundaries
• Mountain ranges

What is the name of the instrument used to measure the waves of an earthquake?

• Richter Scale
• Octograph
• Seismograph
• Fault detecor

What is the name of the supercontinent that was formed millions of years ago when all the landmasses were together?

• Reglan
• Eurasia
• India
• Pangea

Earthquakes can happen in Nebraska

• True
• False

Adding these to the walls of buildings can make them much stronger in an earthquake

• Marshmallows
• Plaster 
• Thatch
• Cross-Bracing

Two plates that are pushing into each other (can form mountains) are called...

• Convergent Plates
• Divergent Plates
• Transform Boundaries
• Oceans