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reduced earthquakes damage

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Seismologist watch................

a)

Faults

b)

Maps

2.

Bricks and concrete are not so strong materials ( T or F)

a)

True

b)

False

3.

If you are outdoor during an earthquake stay away from...............

a)

Electric lines

b)

Animals

c)

people

4.

Reinforced concrete is better than regular concrete

a)

True

b)

False

5.

We can hide in the basement during an earthquake (T orF)

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Using shear wall is one of the method to protect buildings from falling down.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Which of the following best describes an earthquake?

a)

A large storm with very high speed winds

b)

A violent shaking of the Earth that occurs when two tectonic plates bump into each other

c)

A large cloud that generates rain, hail, and lightning

8.

What do scientists call the boundary between two tectonic plates?

a)

Vaults

b)

Crusts

c)

Faults

d)

Mantles

9.

What are the shock waves caused by an earthquake that travel through the ground called?

a)

Electromagnetic waves

b)

Seismic waves

c)

Transverse waves

d)

Infrared waves

10.

What is the location deep inside the Earth were the earthquake began called?

a)

Quake point

b)

Hypocenter

c)

Epicenter

d)

Zero point

11.

What is the location on the Earth's surface above where the earthquake began called?

a)

Quake point

b)

Hypocenter

c)

Epicenter

d)

Zero point

12.

If you are indoors you can protect yourself during an earthquake by going

(a)  

13.

What kind of buildings are more flexible?

a)

Short

b)

Tall

c)

Very tall

14.

Building frame structure can be made up of steel, wood or plastic.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

What do seismologists use to identify and map the epicenters of earthquakes?

a)

locations

b)

seismometers

c)

faults

d)

kilometers

16.

Duck under a table near a wall or window during an earthquake.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

The new technology works by first detecting _________ waves from a break at a fault.

a)

transverse

b)

longitudinal

c)

latitudinal

18.

Bricks and concrete blocks are the best material to use when building a safe structure for earthquakes.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

What are the shock waves caused by an earthquake that travel through the ground called?

a)

Electromagnetic waves

b)

Seismic waves

c)

Transverse waves

d)

Infrared waves

20.

What would you expect to occur from an earthquake that measured 1 on the MMS scale?

a)

You wouldn't feel it

b)

A slight shaking like a truck driving by

c)

Stuff would fall off your shelves

d)

Whole buildings and cities flattened