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Earthquakes

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a Tectonic Plate Made of?

a)

Inner Core

b)

Earth's Crust

c)

Cheese

d)

Magma

2.

What is the rapid shaking of the ground?

a)

tornado

b)

earthquake

c)

hurricane

d)

tsunami

3.

What is the name of the Tectonic Plate we live on?

a)

South American Plate

b)

African Plate

c)

North American Plate

d)

Pacific Plate

4.

A tsunami is often called a tidal wave, but the two are not the same, because they have different causes. What causes a tsunami?

a)

tides

b)

currents

c)

hurricanes

d)

earthquakes

5.

Which of these causes an earthquake?

a)

earth's gravitational force

b)

earth's movement on its axis

c)

movement of oceanic currents

d)

movement of tectonic plates

6.

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.

a)

stronger

b)

deeper

c)

faster

d)

closer

7.

Which of the waves caused by an earthquake is responsible for most of the property destruction such as buildings collapsing?

a)

seismic waves

b)

surface waves

c)

primary waves

d)

secondary waves

8.

Where are earthquakes likely to occur?

a)

deltas

b)

plains

c)

faults

d)

folds

9.

Where might you expect to find the most damage from an earthquake?

a)

a golf course

b)

a farm

c)

a city

d)

a park

10.

What occurs along faults?

a)

sedimentation

b)

earthquakes

c)

hurricanes

d)

tornados

11.

A crack in rock along which the ground has moved is known as a:

a)

drumlin

b)

meander

c)

fault

d)

fold

12.

Another name for Tectonic Plates is_________.

a)

Pacific Plate

b)

Continental Plate

c)

Epicenter

d)

Dinner Plate