WorksheetsEarthquakes (review)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
The place where an earthquake originates inside the Earth's surface is called...
Epicenter
Focus
Underground
Crust
The place on the Earth's surface, above the origin of the earthquake.
Epicenter
Focus
Surface
Crust
Which wave is the most destructive and travels on the surface?
Secondary Wave
Primary Wave
Surface Wave
5. Which type of wave travels the fastest?
Primary Wave
Secondary Wave
Long Wave
This is created by earthquakes that occur on the ocean floor.
longshore current
gulf stream
tsunamis
high tide
What scale determines the amount of damage an earthquake causes?
Richter scale
Mercalli scale
Moment magnitude scale
seismographic scale
Liquefaction is when...
the soil behaves like liquid
the air behaves like a liquid
magma rises to the surface
a large wave of water occurs
Measures the magnitude or size, of an Earthquake
epicenter
focus
Richter scale
Mercalli Scale
What is the measure of the amount of energy released in an earthquake?
Intensity
Epicenter
Magnitude
Seismogram
The magnitude of an earthquake is measured by an instrument called
a digital scale
a seismogram
a seismograph
kilogram
Earthquakes are caused when:
Pressure builds up along a fault line where 2 tectonic plates meet.
The release of this energy along the fault causes an earthquake.
Both A and B
Neither A nor B
What is an earthquake?
An earthquake is the eruption of molten rock from inside the Earth's crust
This is the shaking of the Earth's crust due to the movement of the plates
An earthquake is the creation of new land formed by molten rock
Earthquakes are caused when tension is released inside the Earth's crust
"A fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock" is used to describe a ____________.
Epicenter
Focus
Fault
Crust
A "surface wave" is stronger than a "body wave".
True
False
This famous fault located in the western United States creates significant earthquake activity for California
New Madrid
Denali Fault
Ramapo Seismic Zone
San Andreas
The release of energy between plates is halted by ___.
volcanic eruptions
mantle convection
friction
convergent boundaries
Which seismic waves are SURFACE WAVES?
P Waves
Love Waves
S Waves
Rayleigh Waves
