Which of the following describes a sudden motion or trembling of the earth caused by the abrupt release of slowly accumulated energy in rocks?
Sec 3 GY Plate Tectonics - Earthquakes

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Geography
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9th Grade
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Filzah Abidin
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
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
Identify A and B.
A: Epicenter
B: Fault line
A: Epicenter
B: Focus
A: Focus
B: Epicenter
A: Focus
B: Fault line
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