4th form Tectonic Hazards Quiz 2020

Which statement is true of earthquakes?

• All of them can be prevented.

• Weak ones can be prevented.

• Some of them can be prevented.

• None of them can be prevented.

An earthquake is usually caused by a _________.

• glacier
• landslide
• very large storm
• a movement along a fault

What measures the waves of earthquakes?

• seismic wave
• seismograph
• seismology
• a scientist

What is a huge wave made by an underwater earthquake?

• hurricane
• tsunami

What is the difference between a natural hazard and a natural disaster? 

• They are exactly the same 
• A hazard is what could happen, a disaster is after it has an impact on humans
• I disaster is what could happen, a hazard is after it has an impact on humans 
• Hurricanes and tsunamis are natural disasters, but earthquakes and volcanoes are hazards

A scale that measures the magnitude of an earthquake.

• Richter Scale

• Hahn Scale

• Mercalli Scale

• Damage Scale

a sudden strong movement of the earth's crust that can cause a lot of damage

• earthquake

• seismic wave

• fault line

• eruption

largest zone of earthquake and volcanic activity, forms a circle around the Pacific ocean, the west coast of North and South America and the east coast of Asia.

• Mid Atlantic Ridge

• Eurasian Belt

• Circle of Terror

• Ring of Fire

What is the point in the Earth's crust where an earthquake begins?

• Epicentre
• Start Point
• Focus
• Centre

Which type of crust is more dense?

• Oceanic
• Continental