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Worksheetsearthquakes
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
Which wave can travel through all materials?
P - primary
S - secondary
L - Long
What is the measure of the amount of energy released in an earthquake?
Intensity
Epicenter
Magnitude
Seismogram
Main type of seismic waves that can only travel through the surface of the Earth.
seismic waves
surface waves
body waves
primary waves
Main type of waves that can travel the earth's inner layers.
surface waves
body waves
Love waves
Rayleigh waves
Two types of surface waves
Love waves and Rayleigh Waves
P waves and S waves
Two types of body waves
Love waves and Rayleigh waves
P waves and S waves
Which type of fault is this?
Normal
Reverse
Strike-slip
Your's
Which type of force is involved with this type of fault?
Compression
Tension
Shear
"THE"
Which wall is at "B"?
Hanging wall
Foot wall
"Another brick in the wall"
Berlin Wall
What kind of force is required to create this fault?
Compression
Tension
Shear
The place where the fault begins to slip is called the______________.
Focus
Epicenter
Magnitude
Intensity
Which statement is NOT true of Intensity of an earthquake?
Intensity is what humans see and feel.
Intensity scale in number is written in Roman Numeral.
Intensity is the amount of energy released by an earthquake.
Intensity is determined by PHIVOLCS using the Earthquake Intensity Scale (PEIS)
What is being measured by the amount of energy released during an earthquake?
Focus
Magnitude
Intensity
Epicenter
In the Philippines, the intensity of an earthquake is determined using the __________ Earthquake Intensity Scale (PEIS).
PAG-ASA
BFAR
PHIVOLCS
DRRMC
When we measure the magnitude of an earthquake, which scale should we use?
Richter scale
Earthquake scale
Mercalli scale
Body-wave magnitude scales
What is a break in the lithosphere along which movement in an earthquake has first occurred?
Earthquake
Epicenter
Fault
Focus
Where is the point on the Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake?
Epicenter
Fault
Hypocenter
Tremor
. Which type of seismic wave causes the most destruction to property?
surface wave
S wave
P wave
We know the outer core is liquid because _____________________ cannot travel through the outer core and so never make it to seismograph stations on the opposite side of the world from an earthquake's epicenter.
primary waves
secondary waves
surface waves
PHIVOLCS means _______________.
Philippine Volcanology and Seismology
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
Philippine Inspection of Volcanology and Seismology
Philippine Institute of Volcanic and Seismic Energy
PHIVOLCS is an agency under which department?
Department of Science and Technology
Department of Volcanology and Seismology
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Department of labor and Employment
It is the solid rock layer of that makes up the outermost shell. It could be as thin as 5 km or as thick as 70 km
Inner core
Mantle
Outer core
Crust
