WorksheetsEarthquakes
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The most destructive seismic waves are_________.
a)
Shear waves
b)
Surface waves
c)
Primary waves
d)
None of the above
2.
_________ is another word for an earthquake's strength.
a)
Intensity
b)
Frequency
c)
Magnitude
d)
Pressure
3.
What is the science in which earthquakes are studied?
a)
Seismogram
b)
Seismograph
c)
Earthquake Studies
d)
Seismology
4.
Divergent motion is a type of plate motion.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
The epicenter of an earthquake is the point on Earth's surface directly below the focus.
a)
False
b)
True
6.
What scale is used to measure the strength of an earthquakes?
a)
Modified Mercalli Intensity
b)
Gap hypothesis
c)
Seismicgraph
d)
Richter magitude
7.
The instrument used to record earthquakes is a(n)________.
a)
Richter magnitude
b)
Modified Mercalli
c)
Seismograph
d)
Seismogram
8.
The snapping back of deformed rock to its previous shape.
a)
elastic rebound
b)
plastic rebound
c)
rebound motion
d)
divergent boundary
9.
Shear wave is a type of body wave.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
The areas along a fault where relatively few earthquakes have occurred are called_______.
a)
reverse fault
b)
seismic gap
c)
tectonic plate
d)
intensity
11.
The fastest wave with a back and forth motion.
a)
Body waves
b)
Surface wave
c)
S wave
d)
P wave
12.
Which of the following is NOT something you should do before an earthquake?
a)
safeguard your home
b)
hide in the closet
c)
store food, water, and other useful things
d)
plan a place to meet others
13.
Normal fault is a fault that leads to an earthquakes.
a)
False
b)
True
14.
Amount of damage an earthquake can cause determines the _______ of an earthquake.
a)
Pressure
b)
Magnitude
c)
Intensity
d)
Focus
15.
This wave can also be called secondary or shear.
a)
S wave
b)
Surface wave
c)
P wave
d)
Seismic wave
16.
An abnormal fault is a fault that leads to an earthquakes.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
Rebound motion is a type of plate motion.
a)
False
b)
True
18.
_________ is used to measure an earthquake's intensity.
a)
Seismograph
b)
Richter magnitude
c)
Modified Mercalli
d)
Gap hypothesis
19.
What action should you take if you are indoors when an earthquakes strikes?
a)
Lie under a table or desk
b)
Watch the weather
c)
Call a friend
d)
Act as though nothing is happening
20.
Up and down is the motion of a S wave.
a)
True
b)
False
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