Earthquakes 4th Grade

What are earthquakes?

• The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface

• Masses of earth sliding down cliffs or mountains

• A rotating column of air causing mass destruction

• A gigantic wave

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What causes earthquakes?

• Millions of people jumping at once

• The earth rotating

• The movement of plate tectonics

• Gravity

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What is the scale used to measure the strengths of earthquakes?

• Fujita scale

• Richter scale

• Damage scale

• NASA scale

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Can people cause earthquakes?

• Yes

• No

• No one knows

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How to prepare for an earthquake. Choose all correct answers.

• Have a first aid kit

• Have canned foods

• Have enough water for everyone

• Flashlights

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How are earthquakes recorded?

• Seismographs

• Human eyes

• Data charts

• Circle Graphs

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Earthquakes under the water can cause _________________________________.

• tornadoes
• tsunamis
• lightening
• hailstorms

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Many earthquakes happen along the borders of...

• Countries
• Tetonic Plates
• Climate Zones
• None of the above.

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What occurs when two plates move, bump or slide past each other?

• An Earthquake
• Nothing
• Movement

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What are the three types of plate boundaries?

• Transform, Convergent, Divergent
• Apart, Together, Slide
• Slide, Pull away, Push together

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