WorksheetsEarthquakes
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
On the fault diagram the rock to the left is called the ____ and the one to the right is called the _____.
a)
hanging wall;footwall
b)
footwall; hanging wall
c)
subduction zone;fault zone
d)
compression plate; tension plate
2.
What type of fault is being shown?
a)
reverse fault
b)
ring fault
c)
normal fault
d)
strike-slip fault
3.
What type of fault is being shown?
a)
ring fault
b)
reverse fault
c)
normal fault
d)
strike-slip fault
4.
What type of fault is being shown?
a)
ring fault
b)
reverse fault
c)
normal fault
d)
strike-slip fault
5.
The diagram is showing what type of plate boundary?
a)
convergent plate boundary
b)
divergent plate boundary
c)
transform boundary
6.
Which type of plate boundary is being shown?
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
7.
Which type of plate boundary is being shown?
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
8.
The point where an earthquake begins below the surface and seismic waves move out in all directions away from is called the.....
a)
footwall
b)
P wave
c)
epicenter
d)
focus
9.
The spot directly above the spot where the Earthquake begins. It is on the surface of the Earth
a)
hanging wall
b)
S wave
c)
epicenter
d)
focus
10.
The fastest traveling earthquake waves are called....
a)
P waves
b)
S waves
c)
R waves
d)
T waves
11.
What causes the tectonic places to shift and move?
a)
radiation
b)
subduction
c)
conduction
d)
convection
12.
How many times bigger is a 8 magnitude earthquake than a 6 magnitude earthquake on the Richter scale?
a)
1
b)
10
c)
100
d)
1000
13.
The instrument that records earthquakes is called a......
a)
seismologist
b)
seismogram
c)
seismograph
d)
seismology
14.
What type of fault is associated with compressional (pushing together) forces?
a)
Normal
b)
Reverse
c)
Strike-Slip
15.
What type of fault is associated with tensional (pulling apart) forces?
a)
Normal
b)
Reverse
c)
Strike-Slip
16.
Point B on the diagram is.....
a)
the footwall
b)
the epicenter of an earthquake
c)
the focus of an earthquake
d)
a fault line
17.
Which of the following measures an earthquake's intensity based on the observed effects on people and structures?
a)
Richter Scale
b)
Modified Mercalli Scale
c)
Centigrade Scale
d)
Moment Magnitude scale
18.
This earthquake measurement scale is based on the size (amplitude) of seismic waves as measured on a seismograph.
a)
Richter Scale
b)
Modified Mercalli scale
c)
Centigrade scale
d)
The Moment Magnitude Scale
19.
This earthquake scale measures the total energy released by an earthquake by taking into consideration the size of the area covered by the fault, the strength of the rocks being displaced at the fault, and the amount of movement along the fault.
a)
Richter Scale
b)
Mercalli Scale
c)
Moment Magnitude Scale
d)
Centigrade Scale
20.
A wave carries...?
a)
energy only
b)
matter only
c)
the matter carries the energy
d)
neither
21.
These travel on Earth's surface and are slower and more destructive
a)
fault waves
b)
focus waves
c)
surface waves
d)
seismic waves
22.
A wave of energy that travels through the Earth, away from an earthquake in all directions
a)
fault
b)
seismic waves
c)
epicenter
d)
focus
23.
What type of seismic wave travels parallel to the direction of particle motion? It's called a compression wave or push pull wave.
a)
P wave
b)
S wave
c)
Surface
d)
None
24.
What type of wave travels perpendicular to the motion of the disturbed particles? It is called a transverse wave.
a)
P wave
b)
S wave
c)
T wave
d)
R wave
25.
What type of body wave cannot travel through the liquid out core of our Earth and is instead deflected to the sides of the Earth?
a)
P wave
b)
S wave
c)
surface waves
d)
love waves
26.
An earthquake scored high on the Richter scale but low on the Mercalli scale. Why?
a)
it probably happened in an area with no people
b)
it was a fast earthquake
c)
because it damaged a lot
d)
impossible to tell
27.
A type of fault where the hanging wall slides downward. Caused by tension in the crust.
a)
Reverse Fault
b)
Normal Fault
c)
Strike-slip Fault
d)
Earthquakes
28.
Type of seismic wave that compresses and expands the ground. Arrives first
a)
Primary Wave (P Wave)
b)
Surface Wave (S Wave)
c)
Secondary Wave
d)
Seismic Wave
29.
Type of seismic wave that forms when P waves and S waves reach Earth's surface
a)
Primary wave (P Wave)
b)
Secondary wave (S Wave)
c)
Surface Wave
d)
Seismic Wave
30.
Earthquake that occurs after a larger earthquake in the same area.
a)
Earthquake
b)
Aftershock
c)
Magnitude
d)
Richter Scale
31.
Many earthquakes happen along the borders of...
a)
Countries
b)
Tetonic Plates
c)
Climate Zones
d)
None of the above.
32.
This area is responsible for 90% of all earthquakes in the world and contains numerous faults:
a)
Japan
b)
San Andreas Fault
c)
The Ring of Fire
d)
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
33.
This famous transform fault is located in the western United States creates significant earthquake activity for California
a)
New Madrid
b)
Denali Fault
c)
Ramapo Seismic Zone
d)
San Andreas
34.
A tsunami is caused by______
a)
lots of rain
b)
a meteorite
c)
a tornado
d)
an earthquake
35.
The huge pieces of the earth's crust are called ____________________________.
a)
crust
b)
plates
c)
directions
d)
seismos
36.
This scale rates the total energy an earthquake releases; each increase of one has 32 X more energy:
a)
Modified Mercalli Scale
b)
Richter Scale
c)
Moment Magnitude Scale
d)
Triple Beam Scale
37.
The magnitude of an earthquake is measured on a seismograph noting the recordings on the seismogram using this:
a)
Modified Mercalli Scale
b)
Richter Scale
c)
Moment Magnitude Scale
d)
Triple Beam Scale
38.
These seismic waves compress and expand the ground like an accordion:
a)
p-waves
b)
s-waves
c)
surface waves
d)
z-waves
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