WorksheetsEarthquake Engineering DQ 1 and DQ 2 Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
True or False:
Energy from earthquakes is carried by waves.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
True or false:
Whenever there is an earthquake you will always frond a volcano nearby.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
True or False:
Earthquakes happen every day.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
True or false:
Earthquakes are spread out fairly evenly across the world.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
True or false:
Earthquakes generally happen along tectonic boundaries.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
What is an earthquake?
a)
An earthquake is the movement of the Earth’s tectonic plates making seismic waves.
b)
An earthquake is the eruption of molten rock from the inside of the Earth’s crust.
c)
An earthquake is the creation of new land formed by molten rock pushing through gaps in the Earth’s crust.
d)
An earthquake is a huge wave of water that can wash away whole cities.
7.
Which pattern shows the smallest transfer of energy?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
8.
Which pattern would you expect to see on a seismograph indicating the earthquake of greatest severity?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
9.
Two students are testing out a seismometer app on their phone using a shaking table. They put the phone on the table and shake it backwards and forwards to create patterns on the phone screen.
Which of the following patterns might they see?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
10.
A student makes a wave pattern on the floor with a rope. She moves her arm from side to side the same distance while holding the rope. She creates a pattern with the rope like the one shown on the right.
What should she do to reduce the amplitude of the waves?
a)
Slow down the movement of her arm from side to side.
b)
Increase the distance she moves her arm from side to side.
c)
Speed up the movement of her arm from side to side.
d)
Decrease the distance she moves her arm from side to side.
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