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WorksheetsEARTHQUAKE AND FAULTS
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
A normal fault is created by what type of stress?
compression
shearing
tension
none of these
Which of the following refers to the vibrations produced by an earthquake?
Tidal Waves
Longitudinal Waves
Seismic Waves
Pressure Waves
What is a smaller earthquake that follows a larger earthquake?
Faults
Tsunami
Aftershock
Floods
Identify this type of fault.
Dip-slip fault
Reverse Fault
Normal Fault
Strike - slip Fault
What part of an earthquake occurs underground?
P wave
S wave
Epicenter
Focus
Which term refers to the amount of seismic energy released at the hypocenter of the earthquake?
Focus
Epicenter
Magnitude
Intensity
What Philippine Agency is concerned in monitoring earthquakes?
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)
Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS)
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)
What is a break in the lithosphere and rocks move past each other? Earthquakes also happen along these.
Earthquake
Fault
Epicenter
Focus
What is the shaking of the Earth’s crust caused by a release of energy?
Plate Movement
Earthquake
Fault
Hypocenter
Earthquake waves transfer the .
mass of rocks
movements of the faults
mass and energy
energy from the focus
What is stress?
A group of rock that pushes water away.
A force exerted upon some area of a material object.
Breaks in the weak parts of the earth's crust.
Sudden shaking of the earth's ground.
This is a type of fault is created when the hanging wall moves upward and moves over the footwall as seen here.
Normal Fault
Dip- slip Fault
Reverse Fault
Strike-slip Fault
Scientist use different ways to describe how powerful an earthquake is. Which method refers to noting the effects of the earthquake on people, structure, and the surrounding?
Seismologist
Seismograph
Magnitude
Intensity
The epicenter of an earthquake is the .
area on the surface directly above the breaking point
seismic waves that carry energy across the crust
where a rock under stress breaks
the shaking of the ground caused by sudden movement of rock
What is tension?
stress that pushes rock together.
when parts of Earth’s crust rise to higher elevations.
stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object
a break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another
