Pre-Test Earthquake Quiz

What are the Earth’s large puzzle-like pieces called?

• Fault lines

• Tectonic Plates

• Epicenters

• Rift zones

Which type of boundary occurs when one plate is forced over another?

• Divergent Boundary

• Transform Fault

• Convergent Boundary

• Strike-Slip Fault

In a Transform Fault, plates:

• Drift apart from each other

• Are forced over one another

• Slip past each other

• Stay in the same position

Which instrument is used to measure the intensity of an earthquake?

• Thermometer

• Seismograph

• Barometer

• Richter Meter

A tsunami can be caused when:

• An earthquake occurs under the sea

• Two plates drift apart

• A mountain is formed

• A volcano erupts on land

Why don’t we feel most earthquakes?

• They happen only in the ocean

• They are too small in magnitude

• They occur only at night

• They happen only at the equator