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EARTHSCI EARTHQUAKE ASSESSMENT

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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1.

○A phenomenon caused by a sudden release of extreme energy from the earth's crust resulting in shaking and displacement of the ground along with the creation of seismic waves.

a)

Earthquake

b)

Volcanic eruption

c)

Landslide

d)

Tsunami

2.
a)

DIVERGENT BOUNDARY

b)

CONVERGENT BOUNDARY

c)

TRANSFORM BOUNDARY

3.

a)

DIVERGENT BOUNDARY

b)

CONVERGENT BOUNDARY

c)

TRANSFORM BOUNDARY

4.

a)

reverse fault

b)

thrust fault

c)

strike-slip fault

d)

normal fault

5.

Which of the following do not belong to the group?

a)

Buildings and bridges could collapse

b)

Gas lines can explode

c)

Major Illnesses

d)

Sewer pipes can burst

6.

Instruments that detect seismic waves

a)

seismometer

b)

seismographs

c)

richter scale

7.

Buildings in earthquake-prone areas must withstand a major temblor during their lifetimes, especially structures vital to the community such as physical plants, hospitals, and schools.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

What you should do during an earthquake are the following EXCEPT

a)

drop

b)

cover

c)

hold

d)

run

9.

The long-term warning allows time to devise a remedial policy that would greatly reduce casualties and lower property damage.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

10.

Scientists know that earthquakes take place at plate boundaries and tend to happen where they’ve occurred before.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE