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When Earth shakes

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what type of fault is shown in the picture

a)

normal

b)

strike - slip

c)

reverse

2.

What is the movement of a strike-slip fault?

a)

up

b)

down

c)

sideways

d)

backwards

3.

Which kind of waves does NOT travel through a liquid?

a)

love

b)

primary

c)

secondary

d)

surface

4.

What type of seismic waves that are responsible for a destructive earthquake?

a)

love

b)

primary

c)

secondary

d)

surface

5.

what type of scale is used in the picture that measures the energy of an earthquake.

a)

Mercalli scale

b)

Richter Scale

c)

weighing sclae

6.

what device is shown in the picture

a)

Richter scale

b)

weighing scale

c)

seismograph

d)

seismogram

7.

What consist of a body wave?

a)

primary and Love waves

b)

surface and primary waves

c)

secondary and surface waves

d)

primary and secondary waves

8.

what is describe in the figure?

a)

magnitude of an earthquake

b)

intensity of an earthquake

c)

shape of an earthquake

d)

types of fault

9.

Mercalli Scale is used to measure the ___ of an earthquake

a)

magnitude

b)

intensity

c)

shape

d)

size

10.

what is the main cause of seismic waves

a)

earthquake

b)

thunder

c)

traffic

d)

volcano