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Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
The Earth's crust is made up of tectonic plates. These move due to:
tsunamis pushing the plates around
pressure caused by heated magma rising from the core
the inner core pushing the plates around
people jumping too heavily
The movement of magma around the mantle is called a:
tectonic current
pressure current
conductive current
convection current
Earthquakes are measured on the:
Rodham scale
Henley scale
Richter scale
Morrissey scale
We measure earthquakes using a:
Weighing scale
Seismograph
Pendulum
Digital thermometer
An earthquake under the sea can cause:
A volcano
A hurricane
A tsunami
An eclipse
The line where two tectonic plates meet is called a:
fault line
epicentre line
tectonic line
straight line
The fault line that goes down the West Coast of California is called the:
San Miguel fault line
San Andreas fault line
San Antonio fault line
San Jose fault line
The largest recorded earthquake happened in 1960 and measured 9.5 magnitude. Which country was it in:
China
Japan
USA
Chile
When designing a earthquake resistant building, which of these materials would not be used:
wood
bricks
steel
reinforced concrete
Which of the following is not a technique used to build a strong skyscraper:
Tuned mass damper
Base isolation
Shear walls
Spiral staircases
Which of the following should you consider when designing skyscrapers in earthquake zones;
Wifi
gas pipes emergency shut off
home cinemas
ceiling height
What would you do if you were in an earthquake;
Scream and run about
Call Grandma in England
Drop, Cover and Hold
Jump in the cracks in the floor
