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Give me quiz on earthquake for grade 4

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

One should stand near a building during an earthquake.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Which of the following is NOT an after-effect of an earthquake?

a)

Flood

b)

Tsunami

c)

Landslide

d)

Hurricane

3.

The strength of the earthquake is maximum at the

a)

focus

b)

epicentre

c)

seismic zone

d)

All of these

4.

The earthquake of which magnitude destroyed San Francisco in 1906?

a)

9

b)

6

c)

7

d)

None of these

5.

The movement of Earth's plates causes

a)

earthquakes

b)

tsunamis

c)

landslides

d)

all of these

6.

Which state experiences a very low risk of earthquakes?

a)

California

b)

Florida

c)

Montana

d)

Pennsylvania

7.

Which is where most volcanoes and earthquakes occur?

a)

Plate boundaries

b)

Magnitude

c)

Fault

d)

Seismic

8.

Which is the strength of an earthquake?

a)

Plate boundaries

b)

Magnitude

c)

Fault

d)

Seismic

9.

Which is a disturbance or shaking of Earth's surface?

a)

Landslide

b)

Earthquake

c)

Epicenter

d)

Focus

10.
This is the type of plate boundary where two tectonic plates move apart
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent 
c)
Transform
11.
This is the area above ground where the earthquake starts
a)
focus
b)
epicenter
c)
p waves
d)
plate boundary
12.
We use this tool to measure seismic waves during earthquakes
a)
Seismographs
b)
magnitude
c)
actual magnitude
d)
sonograph
13.
This is the area beneath the Earth's surface where the earthquake begins
a)
epicenter
b)
focus
c)
fault line
d)
tectonic plate
14.
Earthquakes release these which let us study what the Earth is made out of
a)
Tectonic Plates
b)
Seismic Waves
c)
Plateaus
d)
P Waves
15.
The shaking and trembling that results from the Earth's plates movement
a)
Mountains
b)
Earthquakes
c)
Volcanoes
d)
Fault-block mountains
16.
Earthquakes happen every day. Most are too small for humans to notice.
a)
True
b)
False