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Earthquakes

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The red lines show the Earth's ________________.

a)

Volcanoes

b)

Plates

c)

Shaking

d)

Fossils

2.

During an earthquake, the ground will _________________.

a)

lava

b)

magnitude

c)

shake

d)

run

3.

The picture is an example of a __________.

a)

fossil

b)

theory

c)

magnitude

d)

evidence

4.

The Earth's plates are _____________.

a)

staying in position

b)

moving

c)

getting smaller

d)

destroyed

5.

A ____________ measures how strong an earthquake is.

a)

plate

b)

seismometer

c)

tsunami

d)

volcano

6.

A _____________ is a very big wave that is caused from an earthquake close to the ocean.

a)

fossil

b)

magnitude

c)

theory

d)

tsunami

7.

This earthquake had a ____________ _________________.

a)

evidence

b)

big magnitude

c)

small magnitude

d)

fossil

8.

The _______________ is the center or starting point of an earthquake.

a)

magnitude

b)

epicenter

c)

plates

d)

Richter Scale

9.

The ___________ _____________ is used to measure how big an earthquake is. It ranges from 0 - 9.

a)

tsunami

b)

Richter Scale

c)

evidence and theory

d)

shaking

10.

This picture shows an example of an earthquake with a ________ ____________.

a)

big magnitude

b)

small magnitude

c)

epicenter

d)

theory

11.

A __________ is an idea used to explain something.

a)

evidence

b)

theory

c)

problem

d)

question

12.

When people collect information, they have _____________ to support an theory.

a)

theory

b)

evidence

c)

problems

d)

questions

13.

Where is the epicenter of the earthquake?

a)

Mexico

b)

Guatemala

c)

Honduras

d)

United States