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WorksheetsEarthquakes
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is a Tectonic Plate Made of?
Inner Core
Earth's Crust
Cheese
Magma
What is the rapid shaking of the ground?
tornado
earthquake
hurricane
tsunami
What is the name of the Tectonic Plate we live on?
South American Plate
African Plate
North American Plate
Pacific Plate
A tsunami is often called a tidal wave, but the two are not the same, because they have different causes. What causes a tsunami?
tides
currents
hurricanes
earthquakes
Which of these causes an earthquake?
earth's gravitational force
earth's movement on its axis
movement of oceanic currents
movement of tectonic plates
Earthquakes send waves of energy through Earth. Vibrations from these waves cause a seismograph needle to move back and forth. The bigger the movement, the _________ the earthquake.
stronger
deeper
faster
closer
Which of the waves caused by an earthquake is responsible for most of the property destruction such as buildings collapsing?
seismic waves
surface waves
primary waves
secondary waves
Where are earthquakes likely to occur?
deltas
plains
faults
folds
Where might you expect to find the most damage from an earthquake?
a golf course
a farm
a city
a park
What occurs along faults?
sedimentation
earthquakes
hurricanes
tornados
A crack in rock along which the ground has moved is known as a:
drumlin
meander
fault
fold
Another name for Tectonic Plates is_________.
Pacific Plate
Continental Plate
Epicenter
Dinner Plate
