Earthquakes

What is the most widely used tool to measure earthquakes?

• Meocalli

• Richter

• Seismograph

• Rickter

• Mercalli

What was the magnitude of the 2015 earthquake in Nepal?

• 7.0

• 8.7

• 7.8

• 8.0

What do you do when you are in an earthquake?

• Panic, stand up and move

• Stop, drop and roll

• Panic, cover and drop

• Don’t panic, drop, cover and look for a safe way out

What do you do when you hide under a table and it starts to move?

• Move with it

• Get a fire extinguisher

• Get food

• Stay in place

Where do most of the worlds earthquakes happen?

• Atlantic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Artic Ocean

When did the Alaskan earthquake with a magnitude of 9.2 happen?

• 1960

• 1972

• 1964

• 1963

Who lost her 5 y/o daughter in the 2018 Schuan earthquake?

• Zhang Ming

• Mickey Mouse

• Johnny Appleseed

• Bill Bon Barton

What is the dictionary definition of “magnitude”?

• Pulling together

• Distance or quantity

• LOVE

• Television

In anceint Greece people thought __________ caused earthquakes.

• Hades

• Ares

• Loki

• Poseidon

At what rate is San Francisco moving toward L.A ?

• 2 in. per year

• 1 milli. per month

• 2 centi. every month

• 1 in. every year