SCIENCE 6 - EARTHQUAKES AND VOLCANOES

What is the instrument used to measure earthquakes?

• Seismograph

• Sling Psychrometer

• Spring Scale

• Anemometer

Many earthquakes happen along the borders of...

• Countries
• Tectonic Plates
• Climate Zones
• None of the above.

Which ocean in the world is also known as the "Ring of Fire"

• Atlantic
• Indian
• Arctic
• Pacific

When we measure the magnitude of an earthquake, which scale should we use?

• Richter scale

• Earthquake scale

• Mercalli scale

• Body-wave magnitude scales

When we measure the intensity of an earthquake, which scale should we use?

• Richter scale

• Earthquake scale

• Mercalli scale

• Body-wave magnitude scales

What is a break in the lithosphere along which movement in an earthquake has first occurred?

• Earthquake

• Epicenter

• Fault

• Focus

What is the measure of the amount of energy released in an earthquake?

• Earthquake
• Epicenter
• Magnitude
• Seismogram

What is a volcano?

• mountain made of lava, ash, or any other materials from eruptions.

• Mountain made of water, nitrogen, or any other raw material

• Mountain made of rocks, surrounded by trees and people.

Volcanoes that have not erupted in the past thousand of years and are not expected to again are what type of volcano?

• Active

• Dormant

• Extinct

• Dead

What type of volcano has a bowl shaped crater and is formed by loose fragments called scoria or cinder?

• Cinder cone

• Lava dome

• Composite

• Shield