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WorksheetsReview Faults and Earthquakes
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 30mins
Earthquakes are more common in areas covered with what type of rock
Old igneous rock
Sedimentary rock
Conglomerate
Earthquakes occur
In the middle of plates
Where the land is old
In subduction zones
When there is a hurricane
The study of Earthquakes is known as
Vulcanology
Earthquakeology
Seismology
Tectonicology
Upward fold are called
Anticines
Synclines
Overfolds
Thrustfolds
Rift Valleys are created by
Compressive Stresses
Torsional Forces
Tensile Forces
Volcanic Stresses
The largest Rift on the earth is
Oribi gorge
Fish-River canyon
The Grand Canyon
East African Rift
What is a hypocentre
The point of the epicentre
The point below the epicentre (Origin of the quake) in the ground
The entire fault line
The origin of L waves
Surface damage in an earthquake is made by
All shockwaves
P Waves
S Waves
L Waves
Amplitude of a wave is
The time between waves
The space between two waves
The hight of the wave
The distance from trough to the next trough
Earthquake waves are measured with a
Richter Scale
Mercalli Scale
Occilascope
Seismograph
Earthquake intensity in 2020 is shown on the
Mentranome Scale
Richer Scale
Moment Magnitude Scale
Mercalli Scale
How many times is a 5 earthquake more powerful than a 3?
1
2
10
100
Which is not an Earthquake prone country
USA
Japan
Chile
Namibia
The area known as the 'ring of fire' has very few earthquakes
True
False
Poor nations suffer far less than wealthy nations after an earthquake as their infrastructure was far less developed.
True
False
