Earthquake Revision

Earthquake Revision

9th Grade

17 Qs

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Earthquake Revision

Earthquake Revision

Assessment

Quiz

Geography

9th Grade

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Created by

Alvina Chua

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17 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an earthquake?

Energy released from the core of the earth up to the surface of the earth.

Vibration in the earth’s crust caused by the sudden release of stored energy.

Plates crashing into each other

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where are earthquakes located at?

Singapore

Along plate boundaries

Everywhere on earth

Inside the core of the earth

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What form of energy is released from earthquakes?

Kinetic Energy

Heat Energy

Seismic Energy

Gravitational Energy

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Earthquake's point of energy release is called... (the starting point of an earthquake)

Epicenter

Focus

Core

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Earthquake's point of energy release on the SURFACE of the earth is called...

Epicenter

Focus

Core

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How is an earthquake formed? Rearrange the process:


A. Pressure gradually builds up in the plates

B. Energy released by an earthquake causes the ground to vibrate violently.

C. Rocks slip to release seismic energy and resulting in an earthquake.

D. Plate movement causes a slow build-up of stress on the rocks of the fault.

A>B>C>D

D>A>C>B

C>A>D>B

D>C>B>A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The "small" earthquakes that occur after the main earthquake is called...

Mini quakes

Afterquakes

Aftershocks

Mini shocks

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