Earthquake Quiz

What scale is used to measure Earthquake Magnitude?

• Earthquake Meter

• Seismic Meter

• Earthquake Intensity Scale

• Richter Scale

What is the point directly above the focus on the surface?

• Epicenter

• Hypocenter

• Fault line

• Magnitude

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What is the shaking of the Earth’s crust caused by a release of energy?

• Earthquake

• Epicenter

• Fault

• Plate

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An instrument that detects and measures earthquakes is a 

• seismogram
• focus seismic map
• focus
• seismograph 

The focus of an earthquake is

• The point (below Earth's surface) where rock breaks

• The closest seismic station

• The place where the greatest damage occurs

• A fault

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Earthquakes happen every day. Most are too small for humans to notice.

• True

• False

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Depth of earthquake means...

• how far into the earth it occurs

• how big the earthquake was

• how much power was released by the earthquake

• where the earthquake occurred on the surface

There are many earthquakes at the edges of SOME continents (like N/S America).

• TRUE

• FALSE

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When force on rocks is great enough they break, producing vibrations called

• faults

• liquefaction

• earthquake

• tsunami

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Strong earthquakes can ruin tall buildings and destroy roads and houses.

• True

• False

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