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Earthquakes 🌍 🌊

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A large crack in the earths crust

a)

Plate

b)

Fault

2.

These collide and separate

a)

Plates

b)

Crust

c)

Tsunamis

d)

Faults

3.

An undersea earthquake

a)

Crack

b)

Tsunamy

c)

Tsunami

4.

These areas are devastated by giant tidal waves

a)

upland

b)

Low land

5.

The seismograph, richter scale and the moment magnitude scale are all examples of what

a)

Instrumentsto measure volcanoes

b)

Instruments to measure earthquakes

6.

Seismic waves are also known as

a)

Big waves

b)

Small waves

c)

Shock waves

7.

The San Andreas Fault is located in

a)

Korea

b)

Cork

c)

California

d)

Quebec

8.

A sudden shaking of the Earth is known as a

a)

Fault

b)

Crack

c)

Earthquake

9.

A seismologist is someone who studies

a)

Volcanoes

b)

earthquakes

c)

Science

10.

The place where an earthquake begins below the surface is called

a)

Start

b)

Focus

c)

Epicentre

11.

The place where an earthquake begins on the surface is called

a)

Start

b)

Focus

c)

Epicentre

12.

A large crack in the earths crust that marks a play boundary is called a fault

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The thin outer layer of the Earth is known as the core

a)

True

b)

False