Earthquakes

An earthquake is a ... and ... shaking of the earth.

• slow and long

• quick and sudden

• quick and long

• slow and sudden

Earthquakes are caused by ...

• volcanic eruptions

• huge waves

• a seismograph

• moving tectonic plates

The place inside the earth where an earthquake happens is called

• a hypocentre

• a seismograph

• an eruption

• an epicentre

The place on the surface of the earth above the earthquake is called

• a hypocentre

• a seismograph

• an eruption

• an epicentre

Earthquakes happen

• all the time

• twice a year

• when we feel them

• very rarely

Seismic waves are ...

• a hypocentre

• a tectonic plate

• a kind of energy

• a huge wave in the ocean

Earthquakes last ...

• from one to two hours

• only a few seconds

• from one to ten minutes

• only one to two days

The device for measuring earthquakes is called ...

• a seismic wave

• a magnitude

• a seismologist

• a seismograph

If an earthquake is on the scale 1 to 3, it means that

• there is no damage

• people don't feel it

• there is minor damage

• there is major damage

If an earthquake is on the scale 6 to 7, it means that

• people don't feel it

• there is minor damage

• there is major damage

• there is no damage