Earthquake Quiz

When two plates are moving apart and one side of the fracture moves below the other is what type of fault?

• Normal Fault

• Reverse Fault

• Slip Strike Fault

when two plates collide and one side of the fracture moves on top of another is what type of fault?

• Normal Fault

• Reverse Fault

• Slip Strike Fault

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

When two plates slide past each other is what type of fault?

• Normal Fault

• Reverse Fault

• Slip Strike Fault

What is the vibration of Earth caused by a release of built up energy that has been stored along a fault?

• Earthquake

• Volcano

• Fault

• Earth shaking

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What are the breaks in the rock where slabs can move?

• Faults

• Earthquakes

• Boundaries

• Rocks

What are the three types of Earthquakes?

• Tectonic

• Explosion

• Volcanic

• Boundarie

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is the point at which an earthquake begins?

• Focus

• Epicenter

• plate

• fault

What two scales are used to measure earthquakes?

• Mercalli Scale

• Richter Scale

• Earthquake Scale

• Mandela Scale

What instrument measures the magnitude of an earthquake?

• Seismograms

• Earthquake machine

• Richtergram

• Earthquakegram

Most of the worst Earthquakes occur within how many miles of the Earth's surface?

• 35 miles

• 53 miles

• 420 miles

• 0 miles

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2