Quiz- Earthquake Management
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- Q1
What is the device called that uses special weights and magnetic fields to measure the movement of the ground?
Seismograph
Speedometer
Telegraph
Barometer
30s - Q2
What is the Richter Scale?
A system of measuring the strength of earthquakes
A system of measuring the depth of the ocean
A system of measuring the height of volcanoes
A system of measuring the wind
30s - Q3
The epicenter of the earthquake is below the focus.
Only with a convergent movement
True
Sometimes
False the epicenter is above the focus.
30s - Q4
Waves move out through the ground from the
epicenter
hypocenter
fault line
30s - Q5
Who developed the procedure used to measure the size of an earthquake?
Art Smith
James Hutton
Charles Richter
Edward Sheridan
30s - Q6
Many earthquakes happen along the borders of
countries
Climate Zones
Tectonic plates
30s - Q7
One of the results of an earthquake can be...
Property Damage
All of the given
Landslide
Tsunami
30s - Q8
The epicenter of an earthquake is
The place where the greatest damage occurs
The point on the surface directly above the focus
The seismic station closest to the earthquake
The point below the surface where rock begins to break and the first motion occurs
30s - Q9
The Richter scale measures:
the weight of tectonic plates
the strength of an earthquake
the amount of radon gas released
the movement of plates
30s - Q10
Which travels fastest, always being the first detected by seismic stations?
p waves
s waves
30s - Q11
Liquefaction is when...
buildings are damaged, crumbling like liquid
the ground becomes liquid
magma rises to the surface
the soil behaves like liquid
30s - Q12
Which statement correctly compares seismic P-waves with seismic S-waves?
P-waves travel faster than S-waves and pass through Earth's liquid zones.
P-waves travel faster than S-waves and do not pass through Earth's liquid zones.
P-waves travel slower than S-waves and pass through Earth's liquid zones
P-waves travel slower than S-waves and do not pass through Earth's liquid zones.
30s - Q13
A strong earthquake that occurs on the ocean floor could result in the formation of
an ocean current
an El Nino event
a tsunami
a delta
30s - Q14
Which of the following describes a fault?
A rock layer.
A break in the Earth’s crust.
An energy released from the inside of the Earth.
A movement in the Earth’s crust.
30s - Q15
Make sure you have a fire extinguisher, first aid kit, a battery-powered radio, a flashlight, and extra batteries at home.
BEFORE
DURING
AFTER
30s
