Earthquake Damage

What are earthquakes?

• The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface

• Masses of earth sliding down cliffs or mountains

• A rotating column of air causing mass destruction

• A gigantic wave

What causes earthquakes?

• Millions of people jumping at once

• The earth rotating

• The movement of plate tectonics

• Gravity

What is the scale used to measure the strengths of earthquakes?

• Fujita scale

• Richter scale

• Damage scale

• NASA scale

How are earthquakes recorded?

• Seismographs

• Human eyes

• Data charts

• Circle Graphs

What does collapse mean?

• to trim down

• to reduce

• to decrease

• to fall down

An instrument that detects and measures earthquakes is a 

• seismogram
• focus seismic map
• focus
• seismograph 

What is an epicenter? 

• Where an earthquake started
• The surface right above where an earthquake started 

Earthquakes under the water can cause _________________________________.

• tornadoes
• tsunamis
• lightening
• hailstorms

Many earthquakes happen along the borders of...

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

Where the earthquake begins on surface.

• epicenter

• joint

• fault

• focus