Earthquake

The crust of the earth is composed of

• The crust is one big plate.

• The crust is divided into 7 bigger and several smaller plates.

• The crust is composed of thousands of broken pieces

From where earth quake waves are generated?

• Focus

• Epicenter

• Solid inner Core

• None of these

The hypocenter is called the focus

• True

• Only with a convergent earthquake.

• False

• Sometimes

The energy from an earthquake travel through Earth in vibrations called ----------

The magnitude or intensity of an earthquake is measured by the -----------

Destructive earthquakes generally have a magnitude of greater than -----

What is the machine called that measures earthquakes?

• A seismoscale

• A seismoshake

• A seismograph

• A magnatuide scale

The magnitude or intensity of an earthquake is measured by the -----------