Earthquakes Review

Where do most earthquakes take place? pg. 8

• Earth's crust
• San Andreas fault
• Plates

What are weaker shocks after the earthquake called? pg. 8

• Quakes
• Aftershocks
• Afternoon

Which city did we not read about an earthquake and its damage?

• Anchorage, Alaska
• Mexico City, Mexico
• Seattle, Washington
• San Francisco, California

Four of the five earthquakes that occur in the world happen here?

• Japan
• Ring of Fire
• California

In the United States over half of the earthquakes that occur happen here?

• Washington
• California
• Oregon

An earthquake's magnitude is? pg. 20

• The reading on a Richter Scale
• The amount of energy an earthquake releases
• A tsunami

Earthquake formed sea waves? pg. 20

• Tital Waves
• Tsunami
• Immense

In places where water is close to the surface, sandy layers turn into? pg.24

• Tsunami
• Soil
• Quicksand

This can help lessen earthquake damage? pg.30

• Build on sand
• Build near faults
• Proper Building design

The focus of an earthquake is?

• where the tsunami does the most damage.
• amount of energy an earthquake releases.
• where rocks shift during an earthquake.