Earthquake worksheet

This earthquake is......?

• Convergent
• Transform
• Divergent
• Rift Zone

This earthquake is......?

• Convergent
• Transform
• Divergent
• Rift Zone

What is an epicenter? 

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

What is the vocabulary word for the movement on the surface of the Earth resulting from underground movement between two plates?

• An Earthquake
• Shaking Earth
• Volcano

What occurs when two plates move, bump or slide past each other?

• An Earthquake
• Nothing
• Movement

The place where the earthquake is felt on the Earth's surface is called...

• Epicenter
• Hypocenter (focus)
• Surface
• Crust

What is the instrument used to measure earthquakes?

• Seismograph
• Seisologist
• Scale

What causes earthquakes?

• Millions of people jumping at once

• The earth rotating

• The movement of plate tectonics

• Gravity

What should you do during an earthquake?

• Hide under a sturdy table or desk and grab onto it

• Go outside into an open field and stay there with your hands over your heads

• Call 911 immediately

• Run to the nearest table and go on top of it

Scientists who study earthquakes are called

• Seismologists

• Geologists

• Biologists

• Astronomer