WorksheetsEarthquakes
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
An earthquake is a ... and ... shaking of the earth.
slow and long
quick and sudden
quick and long
slow and sudden
Earthquakes are caused by ...
volcanic eruptions
huge waves
a seismograph
moving tectonic plates
The place inside the earth where an earthquake happens is called
a hypocentre
a seismograph
an eruption
an epicentre
The place on the surface of the earth above the earthquake is called
a hypocentre
a seismograph
an eruption
an epicentre
Earthquakes happen
all the time
twice a year
when we feel them
very rarely
Seismic waves are ...
a hypocentre
a tectonic plate
a kind of energy
a huge wave in the ocean
Earthquakes last ...
from one to two hours
only a few seconds
from one to ten minutes
only one to two days
The device for measuring earthquakes is called ...
a seismic wave
a magnitude
a seismologist
a seismograph
If an earthquake is on the scale 1 to 3, it means that
there is no damage
people don't feel it
there is minor damage
there is major damage
If an earthquake is on the scale 6 to 7, it means that
people don't feel it
there is minor damage
there is major damage
there is no damage
A sientist who studies, measures and tries to predict earthquakes is called ...
a measurer
a geologist
a seismologist
a geographer
Earthquakes happen
along the edges of tectonic plates
in oceans
in the middle of tectonic plates
in California
A 40 000 km long area where most of the earthquakes take place is called ...
The Pacific Ring of Fire
San Andreas
The Everest
The Mariana Trench
Seismologists CAN predict the ... of an earthquake.
place
time
Seismologist CAN'T predict the ... of an earthquake.
time
place
A series of huge waves in the ocean or sea is called ...
a damage
a seismic wave
a tsunami
a hypocentre
A tsunami can be caused by
an underwater earthquake
a seismograph
a major damage
an epicentre
The surface of the earth is like ...
a jigsaw puzzle
a volcanic eruption
un underwater earthquake
a major damage to a large area
We don't feel the tectonic plates move because they do it ...
very fast
very slowly
very high
very low
We don't usually feel earthquakes because they are ... to reach us.
too slow
too fast
too small
too big
