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Earthquakes

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 4hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

(a)   are the vibrations in the ground that result from movement along breaks in Earth’s lithosphere

2.

A(n) (a)   is a break in Earth’s lithosphere where one block of rock moves toward, away from, or past another block.

3.

The (a)   of an earthquake is the location on Earth’s surface directly above the focus.

4.

(a)   waves move the ground up and down and side to side, like an ocean wave.

5.

Scientists who study earthquakes are called (a)   .

6.

What scale uses the amount of motion at a given distance from an earthquake to determine the magnitude of the earthquake?

a)

Modified Mercalli scale

b)

moment magnitude scale

c)

Richter magnitude scale

7.

What scale measures the amount of energy released by an earthquake?

a)

moment magnitude scale

b)

Modified Mercalli scale

c)

Richter magnitude scale

8.

What scale measures earthquake intensity based on descriptions of the earthquake’s effects on people and structures?

a)

Richter scale

b)

moment magnitude scale

c)

Modified Mercalli scale

9.

What do seismic waves do as they travel through hot material?

a)

speed up

b)

slow down

c)

make circles

10.

What do scientist base a risk assessment on? (choose 4)

a)

distance relative to plate boundaries or other fault lines

b)

the frequency and magnitude of earthquakes in the past

c)

the weather and temperature

d)

building design

e)

the geology of the region

11.

What is the area of the fault where the earthquake begins?

a)

focus

b)

epicenter

c)

plate boundary

12.

What measures and records how much the ground moves and can be used to determine the distance seismic waves travel?

a)

seismometer

b)

seismogram

c)

epicenter

13.

What helped scientists to map the Earth's interior?

a)

The Richter scale

b)

the properties of seismic waves

c)

the amount of earthquakes at a given location

14.

What type of wave move the ground up and down and side to side, like an ocean wave? Hint - these waves cause the most destruction

a)

Surface Waves

b)

P-Waves

c)

S-waves

15.

What kind of waves move rock particles side to side and up and down at right angles to the direction that the wave travels?


Hint: these waves cannot travel through liquid (outer core)

a)

P-waves

b)

Surface waves

c)

S-waves