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Earthquakes

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where does an earthquake originates?

a)

fault

b)

epicenter

c)

focus

d)

waves

2.

Where does the epicenter located?

a)

above the focus

b)

below the focus

c)

at the focus

d)

at the side of focus

3.

How will you describe the strength of an energy or the seismic waves coming from the focus?

a)

energy will increase as it goes away from the focus

b)

energy will decrease as it goes away from the focus

c)

energy will be the same as it goes away from the focus

d)

energy will increase as it goes to the epicenter

4.

In what state of matter do s-waves can travel?

a)

solid, liquid, and gas

b)

solid and liquid

c)

solid only

d)

liquid only

5.

What do we call to the amount of energy released due to the movement within the rock layers?

a)

focus

b)

intensity

c)

magnitude

d)

epicenter

6.

What do we call to the damage caused in a certain place within the earthquake-affected area?

a)

focus

b)

epicenter

c)

magnitude

d)

intensity

7.

What do we call to a simple instrument that detects and records earthquakes?

a)

seismograph

b)

seismogram

c)

Richter Scale

d)

weighing scale

8.

What do we call to the zigzag pattern of lines created by seismograph?

a)

seismogram

b)

diagram

c)

illustration

d)

zigzag drawing

9.

What is the layer of Earth which mainly composed of iron?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Inner Core

d)

Outer Core

10.

What is/are the layer/s of Earth that contained iron?

a)

crust, mantle, inner core

b)

crust, mantle, outer core

c)

mantle, outer core, inner core

d)

mantle, crust, inner core