Earthquake Kahoot
Quiz by Ian Devlin
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- Q1During an earthquake, the ground surface ____.can move in any directionmoves only in a vertical directionmoves only in a horizontal directiondoes not move30s
- Q2Which one of the following statements is true about P waves?They cannot be recorded on a seismograph.They travel faster than S waves.They are the most destructive type of seismic wave.They travel only through solids.30s
- Q3When an earthquake occurs, energy radiates in all directions from its source, which is called:FocusEpicenterSeismic ZoneFault30s
- Q4The distance between a seismic station and the earthquake epicenter is determined from the____.intensity of the earthquakemeasurement of the amplitude of the surface wavearrival times of P and S wavescalculation of the earthquake magnitude30s
- Q5The minimum number of seismic stations needed to determine the location of an epicenter?214330s
- Q6An earthquake’s epicenter is ____.the spot below the focusa spot halfway between the focus and the surfacethe place on the surface directly above the focusany spot along the nearest fault30s
- Q7Process where earthquakes can turn soil sediments into a fluid that behaves like quicksand.tidal effectfault creepunderwater landslideliquefaction30s
- Q8A fault is ____.a place on Earth where earthquakes cannot occuranother name for an earthquakea fracture in the Earth where movement has occurredthe place on Earth’s surface where structures move30s
- Q9Long-range earthquake forecasts are based on the idea that earthquakes are ____.fully understoodrandomdestructiverepetitive30s
- Q10The amount of shaking produced by an earthquake at a given location is called the ____.epicenterintensitymagnitudeRichter magnitude30s
- Q11This scale is based on human perception and damage to buildings.SeismicWegenerMercalliRichter30s
- Q12This layer of the Earth is liquid and made up of a nickel and iron alloy.CrustOuter CoreInner CoreMantle30s
- Q13This type of crust can be up to 4 billion years old and 18 miles thick in some locations.AndeanVolcanicOceanicContinental30s