BA Earthquakes Comprehension Quizizz

What causes an earthquake to happen?

• Energy is released from the sun.
• Seismic waves form in the ocean.
• Tectonic plates shift or collide at their boundaries.
• The Earth spins faster.

What is the effect of seismic waves in a seismograph?

• They cause earthquakes to stop.
• They create strong ocean waves.
• They cause a drum to vibrate and leave marks.
• They make tectonic plates move faster.

What happens when the Earth’s tectonic plates move apart?

• Earthquakes stop forming.
• Volcanoes become inactive.
• Valleys, rivers, and oceans can form.
• The Earth's crust gets thicker.

Why does Earth’s surface rumble and shake?

• The weather changes.
• The energy inside Earth is released.
• Mountains are forming.
• Rivers are drying up.

What was the cause of the formation of the Himalayan Mountains?

• An earthquake occurred in the ocean.
• The plates moved apart very slowly.
• The Indo-Australian and Eurasian plates collided.
• A volcano erupted for millions of years.

What is the main idea of the article?

• Seismographs help scientists predict the weather.
• Earthquakes only happen near the ocean.
• Earthquakes change the surface of Earth in many ways.
• Scientists are trying to stop earthquakes from happening.

Which sentence best summarizes the article?

• Earthquakes are scary and happen often.
• Earthquakes are caused by moving plates and can shape the land in powerful ways.
• Seismographs measure small earthquakes that happen every day.
• The Himalayas are the largest mountains in the world.

What does the word 'magnitude' most likely mean in the sentence below? “Scientists can measure the magnitude, or strength, of an earthquake with an instrument called a seismograph.”

• Speed
• Danger
• Strength
• Location

What does the word 'reshapes' mean as used in the sentence below? “The movement of Earth’s tectonic plates reshapes Earth’s landscape…”

• Destroys completely
• Fixes and repairs
• Forms new shapes
• Cools down the land

What is a seismograph used for, based on the article?

• To detect storms and tornadoes
• To record energy from earthquakes
• To keep tectonic plates in place
• To make the earth shake