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Worksheetsreduced earthquakes damage
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins
Seismologist watch................
Faults
Maps
Bricks and concrete are not so strong materials ( T or F)
True
False
If you are outdoor during an earthquake stay away from...............
Electric lines
Animals
people
Reinforced concrete is better than regular concrete
True
False
We can hide in the basement during an earthquake (T orF)
True
False
Using shear wall is one of the method to protect buildings from falling down.
True
False
Which of the following best describes an earthquake?
A large storm with very high speed winds
A violent shaking of the Earth that occurs when two tectonic plates bump into each other
A large cloud that generates rain, hail, and lightning
What do scientists call the boundary between two tectonic plates?
Vaults
Crusts
Faults
Mantles
What are the shock waves caused by an earthquake that travel through the ground called?
Electromagnetic waves
Seismic waves
Transverse waves
Infrared waves
What is the location deep inside the Earth were the earthquake began called?
Quake point
Hypocenter
Epicenter
Zero point
What is the location on the Earth's surface above where the earthquake began called?
Quake point
Hypocenter
Epicenter
Zero point
If you are indoors you can protect yourself during an earthquake by going
(a)
What kind of buildings are more flexible?
Short
Tall
Very tall
Building frame structure can be made up of steel, wood or plastic.
True
False
What do seismologists use to identify and map the epicenters of earthquakes?
locations
seismometers
faults
kilometers
Duck under a table near a wall or window during an earthquake.
True
False
The new technology works by first detecting _________ waves from a break at a fault.
transverse
longitudinal
latitudinal
Bricks and concrete blocks are the best material to use when building a safe structure for earthquakes.
True
False
What are the shock waves caused by an earthquake that travel through the ground called?
Electromagnetic waves
Seismic waves
Transverse waves
Infrared waves
What would you expect to occur from an earthquake that measured 1 on the MMS scale?
You wouldn't feel it
A slight shaking like a truck driving by
Stuff would fall off your shelves
Whole buildings and cities flattened
