Earthquakes - Haiti

What are plates that move apart from each other called?

• Destructive plate boundary

• Constructive plate boundary

• Conservative plate boundary

What happens when plates get stuck?

• Vibrations

• Heat up

• Pressure builds up

What scales do we measure earthquakes on?

• Mercalli Scale

• Safir-Simpson Scale

• Hydrograph

• Richter Scale

What type of plate margin did the earthquake in Haiti occur on?

Identify the magnitude of the Haitian earthquake.

• 4.0

• 7.0

• 0.5

• 9.0

How many people died as a result of the earthquake in Haiti?

• 220,000

• 100,000

• 316,000

• 250,000

Which two plates did the earthquake in Haiti occur between?

• North American plate

• Eurasian Plate

• African Plate

• Caribbean Plate

When did the earthquake in Haiti happen?

• 13 January 2010

• 12 January 2010

• 12 January 2015

• 13 January 2015

How many people were made homeless by the earthquake in Haiti?

• 220,000

• 1 million

• 100,000

• 1.3 million

Why was there no buildings left standing after the earthquake in Haiti?

• Lack of building regulations

• Buildings were poorly built

• Washed away by a flood

• Made of cheap materials