WorksheetsEarthquakes
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is an earthquake?
a)
When the earth causes an upward thrust in the epicenter.
b)
When the earth moves up and down along the ocean floor.
c)
When tectonic plates move against each other causing the earth to move.
d)
None of the above
2.
The hypocenter is called the focus
a)
True
b)
Sometimes
c)
Only with a convergent earthquake.
d)
False
3.
The epicenter of the earthquake is below the focus.
a)
True
b)
Sometimes
c)
Only with a convergent movement
d)
False the epicenter is above the focus.
4.
This earthquake is......?
a)
Convergent
b)
Transform
c)
Divergent
d)
Rift Zone
5.
This earthquake is......?
a)
Convergent
b)
Transform
c)
Divergent
d)
Rift Zone
6.
This earthquake is......?
a)
Convergent
b)
Transform
c)
Divergent
d)
Rift Zone
7.
This earthquake is forming a ......?
a)
Convergent Boundary
b)
Transform Boundary
c)
Uplift Zone
d)
Rift Zone
8.
Waves move out through the ground from the ..........
a)
rift
b)
hypocenter
c)
epicenter
d)
fault line
9.
What is the machine called that measures earthquakes?
a)
A seismoscale
b)
A seismoshake
c)
A seismograph
d)
A magnatuide scale
10.
Who developed the procedure used to measure the size of an earthquake?
a)
Edward Sheridan
b)
James Hutton
c)
Charles Richter
d)
Art Smith
11.
What is this scale?
a)
Modern Magnitude Scale
b)
Mercalli Scale
c)
Richter Scale
d)
None of the above.
12.
What is this scale?
a)
Modern Magnitude Scale
b)
Mercalli Scale
c)
Richter Scale
d)
None of the above.
13.
What is this scale?
a)
Modern Magnitude Scale
b)
Mercalli Scale
c)
Richter Scale
d)
None of the above.
14.
Many earthquakes happen along the borders of...
a)
Countries
b)
Tetonic Plates
c)
Climate Zones
d)
None of the above.
15.
One of the results of an earthquake can be...
a)
Landside
b)
Tsunami
c)
Property Damage
d)
All of the above.
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