Earthquakes

What type of fault is the San Andreas in California?

• Convergent

• Transform

• Optimus Prime

• Divergent

What is the temporary state in which loose soil and rock materials take on the property of quicksand?

• Aftershock

• Liquefaction

• Seismic Gap

• Tsunami

What is a smaller earthquake that follows a larger earthquake?

• Aftershock
• Liquefaction
• Seismic Gap
• Tsunami

What is a large ocean wave that results from an underwater earthquake, landslide, or volcanic eruption?

• Aftershock
• Liquefaction
• Seismic Gap
• Tsunami

The place where the earthquake is felt on the Earth's surface is called the...

• Epicenter

• Hypocenter (focus)

• Surface

• Crust

Many earthquakes happen along the borders of...

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

Which ocean in the world is also known as the "Ring of Fire"

• Atlantic
• Indian
• Arctic
• Pacific

The focus of an earthquake is

• The point below Earth's surface where the earthquake originates

• The closest seismic station

• The place where the greatest damage occurs

• A fault

Earthquakes happen every day. Most are too small for humans to notice.

• True
• False

What is the measure of the amount of energy released in an earthquake?

• Earthquake
• Epicenter
• Magnitude
• Seismogram