Location of Earthquakes around the World

What is an earthquake?

• plate boundaries.

• a sudden movement in the Earth's crust.

• the Earth's tectonic plates moving.

Which of the following are steps that leads to an earthquake?

• Tectonic plates push and pull as they move.

• Tectonic plates moves away from each other.

• Tension builds up as the sides of tectonic plates slide past each other.

• Rocks break.

When an earthquake occurs on the ocean floor a (a)   can form.

Complete the sentence: People are not killed by an earthquake itself, but by its (a)   .

Where did this earthquake happen? 220 000 people killed and 3 million in need of emergency aid (medical, food, water and shelter).

• China

• Japan

• Haiti

• Alaska

Tick which of the following communities are at higher risk for earthquakes than others.

• Those with no training in what to do when an earthquake hits.

• Those that live to the middle of a tectonic plate.

• Those who live in mountainous areas.

• Those who live in coastal earthquake areas.

Scientists who predict when earthquakes will happen study the _____.

• movements of the Earth's crust.

• impacts of earthquakes.

• distance of where the earthquake erupts from the centre of the Earth.

Say if the following is true or false. Children that live in earthquake areas practice earthquake drills in schools.

• true

• false

Choose the correct word that describes the definition: Parts that can move smoothly without breaking.

• Reactor

• End of tectonic plate

• Tectonic Plate

• Sliding Joints

Houses in earthquake areas are built from ___ .

• Brick

• Wood

• Clay