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Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Modern building construction techniques can ______ the death toll and economic impact of a moderate earthquake.
Reduce
Increase
changes
remove
In 2011, a terrible earthquake in Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, caused the destruction of a tremendous number of the city's buildings mostly due to poor construction.
True
False
Why did the strong earthquake in 2010 in Chile cause less destruction?
Because they use earthquake-resistant construction
Because they are effective against earthquakes
Because earthquakes don't affect them
Because they are lucky
On what Richter scale was the strongest earthquake ever recorded?
8.7
10
9.1
9.5
The_____of an earthquake can influence the casualty rate.
Location
People
Buildings
Tsunami
Earthquake struck in Pacific Ocean near the Chilean south coastline.
True
False
There are three factors that affect the casualty rate of earthquake.
True
False
The floodwaters of the 2004 have killed _______ people.
100,000
200,000
20,000
830,000
Earthquake death toll reach _______ people with hundreds of thousands left homeless and with countless injured.
10,000 - 20,000
25,000 - 30,000
20,000 - 30,000
10,000 - 30,000
In 2004, a magnitude __earthquake occurred at Sumatra, Indonesia.
9.0 - 9.2
9.1 - 9.3
8.7 - 9.2
9.5
Earthquake over 8 on the Richter scale are generally ____, causing____.
Disastrous-normal damage.
Catastrophically-terrible damage.
Disastrous-terrible damage.
Catastrophic-terribleness damage.
Earthquake 6 on the Richter scale are often deadly.
True
False
