WorksheetsEarthquakes
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 12mins
What type of fault is the San Andreas in California?
Convergent
Transform
Optimus Prime
Divergent
What is the temporary state in which loose soil and rock materials take on the property of quicksand?
Aftershock
Liquefaction
Seismic Gap
Tsunami
The place where the earthquake is felt on the Earth's surface is called the...
Epicenter
Hypocenter (focus)
Surface
Crust
The focus of an earthquake is
The point below Earth's surface where the earthquake originates
The closest seismic station
The place where the greatest damage occurs
A fault
What causes earthquakes?
Millions of people jumping at once
The earth rotating
The movement of plate tectonics
Gravity
What is the scale used to measure the strengths of earthquakes?
Fujita scale
Richter scale
Damage scale
NASA scale
What is the name of the American organization that provides an up-to-date online map of seismic activity?
USGS
NASA
NOAA
USAID
