Sec 3 GY Plate Tectonics - Earthquakes

Sec 3 GY Plate Tectonics - Earthquakes

9th Grade

9 Qs

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Sec 3 GY Plate Tectonics - Earthquakes

Sec 3 GY Plate Tectonics - Earthquakes

Assessment

Quiz

Geography

9th Grade

Hard

Created by

Filzah Abidin

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9 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following describes a sudden motion or trembling of the earth caused by the abrupt release of slowly accumulated energy in rocks?

focus

fault

earthquake

earthling

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake? 

Barometer

Ritcher Scale 

Sling psychrometer

Anemometer

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following examples is mostly likely to experience the least damage from an earthquake?

During an earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand, the epicenter was in a town a few kilometer away from the city. 

An earthquake in Helsinki, Finland, with a magnitude 2.0 far away from the city.

The earthquake in the Sun Moon Lake Region in Taiwan occurred a few hours after midnight. 

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The extent of damage caused by an earthquake may vary based on a few factors. Which example/s below could result in a greater damage by an earthquake?

Densely populated city.

A village without any evacuation plans. 

A city with buildings built on saturated and unconsolidated sediments.

All the above.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What point on the earth's surface is likely to suffer the greatest damage from an earthquake? 

focus

fault

epicenter

earthcore

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where do earthquakes occur? 

Divergent, convergent and transform plate boundaries.

Divergent and convergent plate boundaries only.

Transform and divergent plate boundaries only.

Transform and convergent plate boundaries only.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a risk associated with living in earthquake zones?

tsunamis

fires

floods

landslides

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

After an earthquake event, the stress from the ground within the earth's crust may cause smaller earthquakes called_____.

aftershock

focus

tsunami

fault

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Identify A and B.

A: Epicenter

B: Fault line

A: Epicenter

B: Focus

A: Focus

B: Epicenter

A: Focus

B: Fault line