WorksheetsEarthquakes
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 9mins
What is the instrument used to measure earthquakes?
Seismograph
Sling Psychrometer
Spring Scale
Balance
Anemometer
What are earthquakes?
The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface
Masses of earth sliding down cliffs or mountains
A rotating column of air causing mass destruction
A gigantic wave
What causes earthquakes?
Millions of people jumping at once
The earth rotating
The movement of plate tectonics
Gravity
What is the scale used to measure the strengths of earthquakes?
Fujita scale
Richter scale
Damage scale
NASA scale
The earth has top layer called...
crust
ocean
land
sea
Where the earthquake begins on surface.
epicenter
joint
fault
focus
Can people cause earthquakes?
Yes
No
No one knows
Can earthquakes be predicted
Yes
No
Pangea is...
an Italian food
another name for an earthquake
the Pacific plate
when all the continents were together
The earth has top layer called...
crust
ocean
land
sea
