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Earthquakes
  • 1. What causes earthquakes?
A) Rainfall
B) Global warming
C) Movement of tectonic plates
D) Volcanic eruptions
  • 2. Which scale is commonly used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake?
A) pH scale
B) Richter scale
C) Wind speed scale
D) Kelvin scale
  • 3. What is the point on the Earth's surface directly above the hypocenter of an earthquake called?
A) Prime Meridian
B) Epicenter
C) Tropic of Cancer
D) Equator
  • 4. Where are earthquakes most likely to occur?
A) Near deserts
B) In the middle of continents
C) Along tectonic plate boundaries
D) Around major rivers
  • 5. Which famous fault line runs along the western coast of the United States?
A) Yellowstone Fault
B) Rocky Mountains Fault
C) San Andreas Fault
D) Grand Canyon Fault
  • 6. What is a tsunami?
A) A type of cloud formation
B) A type of tornado
C) A type of volcanic rock
D) A series of large ocean waves usually caused by underwater earthquakes
  • 7. What is the primary cause of deaths during earthquakes?
A) Tornadoes
B) Flooding
C) Wildfires
D) Building collapse
  • 8. What is the process of retrofitting buildings to make them more resistant to earthquakes called?
A) Land degradation
B) Tectonic shifting
C) Seismic retrofitting
D) Earthquake forecasting
  • 9. What is a fault line?
A) A fracture in the Earth's crust where tectonic plates meet
B) A line separating two countries
C) A line marking the Equator
D) A line dividing a city
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