Lesson Check: Earthquake Risks

The surface along which the crust moves is called a fracture.

• True

• False

__________ is responsible for most of the damage buildings suffer during earthquakes.

• Ground shaking

• Wind pressure

• Flooding

• Volcanic eruption

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The forces that move tectonic plates also move rocks along the fault.

• True

• False

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The larger the force applied to a fault, the smaller the chance of a large earthquake. True or False?

• True

• False

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For the Richter scale, each increase on the scale represents ten times the amount of ground motion recorded on the seismogram. How much more motion is there for a magnitude 7 earthquake than a magnitude 4 earthquake?

• 3 times

• 30 times

• 1000 times

• 3000 times

Which scale would be used to classify an earthquake based on a description found in ancient writings?

• Modified Mercalli Scale

• Richter Scale

• moment magnitude scale

• all of the above

Looking at the figure that shows world-wide earthquake distribution, the white lines represent plate boundaries. Which statement is true?

• Deep earthquakes are more common than shallow earthquakes.

• Shallow earthquakes are more common than deep earthquakes.

• Shallow earthquakes and deep earthquakes are equally common.

• Shallow earthquakes do not occur along plate boundaries, but deep earthquakes do.

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When the force on rocks is great enough, they break, producing vibrations called ____.

• faults

• earthquakes

• strains

• stresses

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What are the three types of scales used by scientists to measure and describe earthquakes.

• Richter scale, Mercalli scale, and Moment Magnitude scale

• Celsius, Fahrenheit, and Kelvin scales

• Beaufort, Fujita, and Saffir-Simpson scales

• Decibel, Hertz, and Pascal scales

Identify a natural hazard commonly associated with the geologic features shown on the map.

• Earthquake

• Flood

• Tornado

• Hurricane

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