- 1. Cracks in the earth where rock is crushed and bent.
A) p-lines B) v-lines C) earthquakes D) faults
- 2. Area around the Pacific Ocean with lots of earthquake and volcano activity.
A) Mt. Fuji B) Ring of Fire C) Pacific Ring D) Earthquake Zone
- 3. The different plates on the earth are always moving by pushing and sliding against each other. This is called...
A) continental drift B) Pangea C) platology D) seismography
- 4. The instrument used to detect record the waves from an earthquake.
A) seismograph B) mercalli scale C) richter scale D) neumograph
- 5. Any kind of earthquake or volcanic activity on earth is called this...
A) flying plates B) subduction C) seismic D) continental drift
- 6. Which of the following was formed by volcanoes?
A) Hawaii B) Africa C) India D) Greenland
- 7. Where does the lava from volcanoes come from?
A) Sedimentary Rock B) Igneous Rock C) Ocean D) Mantle
- 8. This is used to measure how powerful an earthquake is.
A) Mercalli Scale B) Seismo Scale C) Richter Scale D) Zonometer
- 9. An earthquake of this magnitude would cause minor damage, but would probably not destroy any buildings
A) 7.3 B) 9.1 C) 2.4 D) 6.2
- 10. What is the center point of an earthquake called?
A) fault B) epicenter C) center line D) plate
- 11. The name of the land mass that had all of the 7 continents together on it.
A) Pangea B) Palia C) Greek D) Elturo
- 12. True or False: Earthquakes can happen in Iowa
A) True B) False
- 13. This island nation recently had a 7.1 magnitude earthquake that left 1000s of people homeless and caused great tragedy.
A) Haiti B) Iceland C) Turkey D) India
- 14. What building in Istanbul, Turkey is one of the most earthquake proof buildings in the world?
A) airport B) president's palace C) bus station D) Hagia Sofia church
- 15. In what state would you most likely find buildings designed to have special modifications for earthquakes?
A) South Dakota B) Kentucky C) California D) Vermont
- 16. When two plates crash into each other, what is typically formed?
A) Rain forests B) Rivers C) Mountains D) Deserts
- 17. True or False: Earthquakes can happen in a rain forest biome.
A) True B) False
- 18. What is the best type of land to build on?
A) Landfill B) Marsh C) Bedrock D) Fault Zone
- 19. An earthquake in the ocean that produces large waves is called this.
A) Hurricane B) Seismograph C) Typhoon D) Tsunami
- 20. True or False: Large waves can destroy buildings.
A) True B) False
- 21. Plates that push together are called
A) Transform B) Convergent C) Divergent
- 22. Plates that push apart are called
A) Convergent B) Divergent C) Transform
- 23. Plates that slide past one another
A) Convergent B) Transform C) Divergent
- 24. This type of land formation often forms around divergent plates
A) Mountains B) Islands C) Rift
- 25. The continent that has the fewest number of major earthquakes is...
A) Africa B) Europe C) North America D) South America
- 26. Describe how the location of the sub-continent of India has changed over millions of years and what has formed as a result.
- 27. If you were building an earthquake proof building, describe three features that you would add to it to make it stable.
- 28. An earthquake that measured 2.0 on the Richter Scale...
A) Would cause major damage B) Would cause minor damage to buildings C) Would not be felt, but could be detected by a seismograph D) Would shake walls and knock things off tables
- 29. Describe the type of damage you might see in a city that encountered an earthquake of 8.6 on the Richter scale.
- 30. Why did the earthquake in Nepal (7.2) cause so much damage while an earthquake of the same magnitude in California (7.2) caused much less damage.
- 31. Describe the difference between P-waves and S-waves as they relate to earthquakes. You may use the internet to find the answer.
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