CS 13 | T2 EARTHQUAKE | IGHIL

What is the name given to big hills created by collision boundaries?

(a)  

Which two plates meet in the High Atlas mountains?

• African

• Eurasian

• North American

• Nazca

Which type of boundary is a collision / reverse fault boundary?

• Transform

• Convergent

• Divergent

What magnitude did the 8 Sept 2023 earthquake register on the richter scale?

• 6.8

• 6.6

• 7.2

• 7.4

The focus was...

• shallow

• deep

Marrakesh is how far away from the epicentre?

• 71km

• 711km

• 171km

• 117km

How do you spell the name of the big historical city nearby that starts with an M?

(a)  

How deep was the earthquake focus in km?

• 18.5

• 158

• 185

• 581

What is the term for the point deep in the crust where an earthquake starts?

(a)  

What is the name for the point on the earth's crust which is directly above the focus?

(UK spelling)

(a)