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WorksheetsEarthquakes
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 15mins
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Class
Date
1.
What is an epicenter?
a)
Where an earthquake started
b)
The surface right above where an earthquake started
2.
Most earthquakes happen along the _________________.
a)
coast
b)
faults
c)
desert
d)
directions
3.
Earthquakes under the water can cause _________________________________.
a)
tornadoes
b)
tsunamis
c)
lightening
d)
hailstorms
4.
Many earthquakes happen along the borders of...
a)
Countries
b)
Tetonic Plates
c)
Climate Zones
d)
None of the above.
5.
This earthquake is......?
a)
Convergent
b)
Transform
c)
Divergent
d)
Rift Zone
6.
Smaller earthquakes that occur in the same area after a larger earthquake has occurred.
a)
aftershock
b)
liquefaction
c)
tsunami
7.
What type of fault is the San Andreas in California?
a)
Convergent
b)
Transform
c)
Optimus Prime
d)
Divergent
8.
The place on the Earth's surface, above the origin of the earthquake.
a)
Epicenter
b)
Focus
c)
Surface
d)
Crust
9.
What is the instrument used to measure earthquakes?
a)
Seismograph
b)
Seismologist
c)
Scale
d)
Seismogram
10.
Which wave is the most destructive and travels on the surface?
a)
Secondary Wave
b)
Primary Wave
c)
Long Wave
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