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Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 4mins
The point at which an earthquake starts:
The name of the scale that measures the INTENSITY of the shaking from an earthquake is:
The Richter Scale
The magnitude scale
The Mercalli Scale
The Modified Scale
Earthquakes can occur at which plate margins (click all that apply)
Destructive margins
Conservative
Constructive
Passive
Sound waves
Seismic waves
Heat waves
Light waves
Which of the following locations of an earthquake's focus is likely to be most destructive:
5 km deep
15km deep
20km deep
200km deep
What term is often used to describe the pattern / distribution of earthquakes?
Random
Dispersed
Belt
location
What is an outlier (anomaly) to the general distribution of earthquakes called?
Random
Intra-plate quake
isolated
tremor
Which type of plate margin produces the most powerful quakes?
Collision
Constructive
Destructive
Conservative
What type of plate margin produces the most quakes per year?
Destructive
Constructive
How much stronger would a Richter Scale Point 7 quake be, compared to a Point 6 quake?
Twice as strong
Ten times as strong
One Hundred Times as strong
Half as strong
How much stronger would a 7.1 be compared to a 7.0 quake on the Richer Scale?
Ten times as strong
Seven times as strong
One hundred times as strong
Twice as strong
At what level have the most powerful quakes reached on the Richter Scale?
7
8
9
10
Draw an X on the map where Japan is
