Module 4 Test

Energy from earthquakes is carried by waves.

• True
• False

Whenever there is an earthquake you will always find a volcano nearby.

• True
• False

Some earthquakes are caused by what humans do.

• True
• False

Earthquakes happen every day.

• True
• False

Earthquakes are spread out fairly evenly across the world.

• True
• False

Earthquakes generally happen along tectonic boundaries.

• True
• False

In an earthquake, it is usually safer to be in a town rather than the countryside.

• True
• False

When engineers design buildings to withstand earthquakes, they need to consider how big the loads will be on the buildings.

• True
• False

In an earthquake area, the way a building is constructed is more important than its age or weight.

• True
• False

Heaviest buildings are always the most stable.

• True
• False