Earthquake

What event happens when there is a sudden, violent shaking of tectonic plates?

• Earthquake

• Volcano

• Thunderstorm

When scientists map the location of earthquakes, where do they find that most earthquakes happen?

• middle of tectonic plates

• in the core of the earth

• at plate boundaries

• only near mountains

Why aren't all earthquakes recorded?

• happen too far underground

• too weak to be felt

• happen too often

• happen under the mantle

What gets released when plates move that causes the ground to shake?

• energy

• light

• soil

What type of energy waves do earthquakes produce?

• sound

• heat

• seismic

• light

Which scale measures the magnitude, or size, of an earthquake?

• Mercalli

• Richter

• weight

• density

The strength of the shaking from an earthquake is called it's intensity.

• True

• False