Earthquakes

What is a Tectonic Plate Made of?

• Inner Core

• Earth's Crust

• Cheese

• Magma

What is the rapid shaking of the ground?

• tornado

• earthquake

• hurricane

• tsunami

What is the name of the Tectonic Plate we live on?

• South American Plate

• African Plate

• North American Plate

• Pacific Plate

A tsunami is often called a tidal wave, but the two are not the same, because they have different causes. What causes a tsunami?

• tides

• currents

• hurricanes

• earthquakes

Which of these causes an earthquake?

• earth's gravitational force

• earth's movement on its axis

• movement of oceanic currents

• movement of tectonic plates

Earthquakes send waves of energy through Earth. Vibrations from these waves cause a seismograph needle to move back and forth. The bigger the movement, the _________ the earthquake.

• stronger

• deeper

• faster

• closer

Which of the waves caused by an earthquake is responsible for most of the property destruction such as buildings collapsing?

• seismic waves

• surface waves

• primary waves

• secondary waves

Where are earthquakes likely to occur?

• deltas

• plains

• faults

• folds

Where might you expect to find the most damage from an earthquake?

• a golf course

• a farm

• a city

• a park

What occurs along faults?

• sedimentation

• earthquakes

• hurricanes

• tornados