Worksheetsproject ,Earthquakes
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
what is the definition of Earthquake?
as the plates grind or slip past each other at a fault.
Earth and a quake
when gaia is mad at the people
what is a seismograph
a graph of the land
a type of sonar
special device used to detect earthquakes.
what is a epicenter?
the center of a mall
The point directly above the focus on the earth's surface.
the center of the earth.
what is the name of the location where an earthquake begins?
Focus
quake
resolution
What measures the size of waves created by an earthquake?
seismograph
electromagnetic field
Aardvark
what is the Richter scale?
scale that measure the amount of energy released by an earthquake.
a regular scale
a guy named Richter
what does the Richter scale collect information to find?
to not spill tea
to find the relative strength of a earthquake.
the explosive power of a hurricane.
What starts a Tsunami?
an underwater earthquake.
Poseidon is angry
underwater cavern exploded
How fast can a tsunami travel?
450 miles per hour from the epicenter of the earthquake.
1000 miles per hour from the epicenter of the earthquake.
500 miles per hour from the epicenter of the earthquake.
what is the highest category of earthquake that has been recorded?
5.2
6.9
8.9
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