WorksheetsEarthquake Test Quizizz
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 34mins
What is the stress in rocks that pulls in opposite direction?
tension
compression
shearing
What type of stress pushes rocks together?
tension
compression
shearing
What type of stress causes rocks to slide past each other on a horizontal plane?
shearing
compression
tension
How does a reverse fault form?
The hanging wall moves upward relative to the footwall.
Blocks slide past each other
The hanging wall moves downward relative to the footwall.
What type of fault is this?
normal fault
reverse fault
strike-slip fault
What type of fault is this?
normal fault
reverse fault
strike-slip fault
What type of fault is this?
normal fault
reverse fault
strike-slip fault
What type of fault is caused by tension and the hanging wall falls down called?
normal fault
strike-slip fault
reverse fault
What fault is created when rocks are compressed and the hanging wall goes up?
normal fault
reverse fault
slip strike fault
What causes an earthquake?
When a rock underground suddenly breaks along a fault which causes waves that make the ground shake.
When energy is gradually released and causes the earth to shake
A planned event that people know about a few days in advance of occurring
What is it called when rocks are put under stress caused by the movement of the plates which eventually overcomes the elasticity of the rocks and then suddenly rip apart called?
earthquake
epicenter
focus
surface waves
What is an earthquake wave that follows the main shock of an earthquake and is smaller than the main shock called?
earthquake
S Wave
aftershock
P Wave
What is an earthquake wave that travels inside earth rather than on its surface called?
surface wave
body wave
aftershock
focus
What is the location inside the earth where the rupture of an earthquake begins and energy is released?
epicenter
focus
seismogram
energy release center
What do you call a scientist who studies earthquakes?
seimology
seismologist
seismogram
seismograph
What instrument detects, records, and measures the vibrations produced by an earthquake?
seismology
seismologist
seismogram
seismograph
What is the measurement of the total amount of energy released at the focus of an earthquake (measured by Richter Scale)
intensity
magnitude
greatness
epicenter
What is the paper record of earthquake waves made by a seismograph called?
seismology
seismologist
seismograph
seismogram
What is the body wave that arrives first at a seismograph station and is quicker and travels with a push/pull motion called?
surface wave
aftershock
P Wave
S Wave
What is the time difference between the arrival of P Waves and S Waves at a seismograph station called?
time-distance graph
seismogram
lag time
focus
What is the second wave that travels inside the earth and is slower and travels in a shearing motion?
P Wave
S Wave
surface wave
body wave
What are earthquake waves that travel on the surface of the earth
aftershock
S Waves
body waves
surface waves
What is the study of earthquakes?
meteorology
psychology
earth science
seismology
What is the point on the surface of the earth directly above the focus of an earthquake
focus
energy release center
surface wave
epicenter
Tsunamis are caused by
underwater disturbances such as earthquakes, landslides, and volcanoes.
wind and the gravitational pull of the moon.
A tsunami's energy source is formed
from under water
from above water
distant areas from where they began
What type of stress slides rocks side to side on a horizontal plane?
tension
compression
shearing
What kind of fault is created when the rocks slide past each other on a horizontal plane?
strike-slip
normal
reverse
The dog is standing on the...
foot wall
hanging wall
left
weirdest elevator ever
What scale measures the strength or magnitude of an earthquake with numbers ranging from 1-10 ?
Ricky scale
Richter scale
magnitude scale
earthquake scale
Check all that apply
What should people do to prepare for an earthquake?
Have an emergency kit with food, water, flashlight, money, and first aid available
Attach shelves to walls and put heavy stuff on bottom
Stand under a heavy object that can fall on your head
Find a way to communicate with your family after the earthquake is over
Drop, cover, and hold on
Scientists predict exactly when and where earthquakes will occur.
True
False
Scientists determine the distance from an earthquake from _____________ stations, draw a circle around each, and then the place where the circles intersect is the _______________.
3, epicenter
2, epicenter
3, focus
4, epicenter
What is the method called that scientists use to find the epicenter of an earthquake called?
triangulation
triangles
circles
circulation
