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Earthquakes

Quiz by Isabella Gilchrist

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20 questions
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  • Q1
    What is the name of the waves that travel through the Earth's surface?
    Seismc Waves
    Seismic Waves
    Sound Waves
    Siesmic Waves
    10s
  • Q2
    What are the plates called that cause earthquakes?
    Tectoni Plates
    Tecton Plates
    Dinner Plates
    Tectonic plates
    10s
  • Q3
    Which is incorrect?
    Earthquakes can cause landslides.
    Earthquakes can cause tsunamis.
    Earthquakes can cause volcanic eruptions.
    Earthquakes can cause cyclones.
    10s
  • Q4
    What is the magnitude of the largest earthquake ever recorded?
    9.5
    9.3
    9.6
    9.4
    10s
  • Q5
    Which statement is correct?
    The San Andreas fault line is in England.
    Ecuador is an Earthquake prone country.
    The earthquake in Prince William Sound on the 28 March 1964 had a magnitude of 9.3.
    Earthquakes start above the surface.
    10s
  • Q6
    How do scientists measure earthquakes?
    Magnitude and intensity.
    Hypocentre and epicentre
    Fault plane and tectonic plate.
    Seismic waves and longitude.
    10s
  • Q7
    True or False? The epicentre is below the surface and the hypocentre is above the surface.
    False
    True
    10s
  • Q8
    What are the four BASIC layers of the Earth?
    lithosphere, inner crust, outer crust, mantle
    a solid crust, a nearly solid mantle, a liquid outer core and a solid inner core.
    10s
  • Q9
    True or False? In an earthquake you should run outside.
    True
    False
    10s
  • Q10
    What is the name of the instrument used to record earthquake waves?
    seismograph
    seisgraph
    seismeter
    seisometer
    10s
  • Q11
    What is an earthquake?
    The sudden shaking of the earth's crust caused by a release of stored energy
    The shaking of the earth's crust because of man made structures.
    The shaking of the earth's crust because of a volcano.
    The shaking of the earth's crust.
    10s
  • Q12
    Where does the energy in earthquakes come from?
    Epicentre
    Magnitude
    Seismic waves
    Tectonic plates
    10s
  • Q13
    Where do earthquakes take place?
    On the edges of tectonic plates.
    Everywhere
    The moon
    10s
  • Q14
    What is the intensity of an earthquake?
    The magnitude.
    The epicentre.
    The amount of damage done.
    The amount of pressure releases.
    10s
  • Q15
    What is the name of the scale used to locate the epicentre?
    Richter Scale
    Seismic Scale
    Richtre Scale
    Ritcher Scale
    10s

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