- 1. Cracks in the earth where rock is crushed and bent.
A) p-lines
B) faults
C) v-lines
D) earthquakes
- 2. Area around the Pacific Ocean with lots of earthquake and volcano activity.
A) Mt. Fuji
B) Pacific Ring
C) Earthquake Zone
D) Ring of Fire
- 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) seismography
D) platology
- 4. The instrument used to detect record the waves from an earthquake.
A) mercalli scale
B) neumograph
C) richter scale
D) seismograph
- 5. Any kind of earthquake or volcanic activity on earth is called this...
A) seismic
B) subduction
C) flying plates
D) continental drift
- 6. Which of the following was formed by volcanoes?
A) Greenland
B) India
C) Hawaii
D) Africa
- 7. Where does the lava from volcanoes come from?
A) Sedimentary Rock
B) Mantle
C) Ocean
D) Igneous Rock
- 8. This is used to measure how powerful an earthquake is.
A) Zonometer
B) Seismo Scale
C) Richter Scale
D) Mercalli Scale
- 9. An earthquake of this magnitude would cause minor damage, but would probably not destroy any buildings
A) 7.3
B) 2.4
C) 9.1
D) 6.2
- 10. What is the center point of an earthquake called?
A) plate
B) epicenter
C) center line
D) fault
- 11. The name of the land mass that had all of the 7 continents together on it.
A) Elturo
B) Palia
C) Pangea
D) Greek
- 12. True or False: Earthquakes can happen in Iowa
A) False
B) True
- 13. This island nation recently had a 7.1 magnitude earthquake that left 1000s of people homeless and caused great tragedy.
A) Turkey
B) Iceland
C) Haiti
D) India
- 14. What building in Istanbul, Turkey is one of the most earthquake proof buildings in the world?
A) president's palace
B) Hagia Sofia church
C) airport
D) bus station
- 15. In what state would you most likely find buildings designed to have special modifications for earthquakes?
A) Kentucky
B) California
C) South Dakota
D) Vermont
- 16. When two plates crash into each other, what is typically formed?
A) Rivers
B) Deserts
C) Mountains
D) Rain forests
- 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) Bedrock
B) Marsh
C) Fault Zone
D) Landfill
- 19. An earthquake in the ocean that produces large waves is called this.
A) Typhoon
B) Tsunami
C) Seismograph
D) Hurricane
- 20. True or False: Large waves can destroy buildings.
A) False
B) True
- 21. Plates that push together are called
A) Divergent
B) Convergent
C) Transform
- 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) North America
B) South America
C) Europe
D) Africa
- 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 minor damage to buildings
B) Would cause major damage
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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