EARTHQUAKES EPICENTER QUIZ

Which of the following is not true about earthquakes?

• It is formed by two tectonic plates moving toward each other.

• It occurs when rocks in the lithosphere rupture.

• It releases accumulated energy and stress.

• It commonly occurs along plate boundaries which are made

  up of many faults.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which of the following is true about intensity?

• It is the measure of the degree of shaking experienced in an area.

• It is a quantitative measurement based on instruments.

• It relies on the data from seismic records along with other techniques to estimate the amount of energy released.

• It is a location below Earth’s surface where the earthquake originated.

What do you call a quantitative measurement based on instruments that rely on the data from seismic records along with other techniques to estimate the amount of energy released?

• magnitude

• intensity

• hypocenter

• epicenter

What is an epicenter?

• It is also commonly known as focus.

• where the earthquake originated.

• The surface directly above the hypocenter.

• The surface where the slip occurs.

What do you call the location below Earth’s surface where the earthquake originates?

• Mantle

• Epicenter

• Fault Plane

• Hypocenter

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is the surface where the slip occurs?

• fault plane

• epicenter

• focus

• hypocenter

What is the other term for hypocenter?

• fault

• focus

• hotspot

• earthquake

What is the 1,200-km fault zone cutting almost the whole archipelago?

• Philippine Valley

• Philippine Fault Zone

• Pacific Ring of Fire

• Tectonic plates

When did the historical accounts of earthquakes start?

• Late 20th century

• American colonization

• Japanese colonization

• Spanish colonization

What do you call the energy released by an earthquake?

• thermal energy

• light energy

• seismic wave

• P-Wave