Earthquakes

Where does an earthquake originates?

• fault

• epicenter

• focus

• waves

Where does the epicenter located?

• above the focus

• below the focus

• at the focus

• at the side of focus

How will you describe the strength of an energy or the seismic waves coming from the focus?

• energy will increase as it goes away from the focus

• energy will decrease as it goes away from the focus

• energy will be the same as it goes away from the focus

• energy will increase as it goes to the epicenter

In what state of matter do s-waves can travel?

• solid, liquid, and gas

• solid and liquid

• solid only

• liquid only

What do we call to the amount of energy released due to the movement within the rock layers?

• focus

• intensity

• magnitude

• epicenter

What do we call to the damage caused in a certain place within the earthquake-affected area?

• focus

• epicenter

• magnitude

• intensity

What do we call to a simple instrument that detects and records earthquakes?

• seismograph

• seismogram

• Richter Scale

• weighing scale

What do we call to the zigzag pattern of lines created by seismograph?

• seismogram

• diagram

• illustration

• zigzag drawing

What is the layer of Earth which mainly composed of iron?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

What is/are the layer/s of Earth that contained iron?

• crust, mantle, inner core

• crust, mantle, outer core

• mantle, outer core, inner core

• mantle, crust, inner core