- 1. Cracks in the earth where rock is crushed and bent.
A) faults B) earthquakes C) p-lines D) v-lines
- 2. Area around the Pacific Ocean with lots of earthquake and volcano activity.
A) Pacific Ring B) Earthquake Zone C) Mt. Fuji 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) Pangea B) continental drift C) platology D) seismography
- 4. The instrument used to detect record the waves from an earthquake.
A) richter scale B) neumograph C) seismograph D) mercalli scale
- 5. Any kind of earthquake or volcanic activity on earth is called this...
A) seismic B) subduction C) continental drift D) flying plates
- 6. Which of the following was formed by volcanoes?
A) Africa B) Greenland C) Hawaii D) India
- 7. Where does the lava from volcanoes come from?
A) Igneous Rock B) Mantle C) Ocean D) Sedimentary Rock
- 8. This is used to measure how powerful an earthquake is.
A) Richter Scale B) Zonometer C) Seismo Scale D) Mercalli Scale
- 9. An earthquake of this magnitude would cause minor damage, but would probably not destroy any buildings
A) 6.2 B) 9.1 C) 2.4 D) 7.3
- 10. What is the center point of an earthquake called?
A) plate B) fault C) epicenter D) center line
- 11. The name of the land mass that had all of the 7 continents together on it.
A) Greek B) Pangea C) Elturo D) Palia
- 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) India C) Iceland D) Turkey
- 14. What building in Istanbul, Turkey is one of the most earthquake proof buildings in the world?
A) president's palace B) airport C) Hagia Sofia church D) bus station
- 15. In what state would you most likely find buildings designed to have special modifications for earthquakes?
A) California B) Vermont C) Kentucky D) South Dakota
- 16. When two plates crash into each other, what is typically formed?
A) Rain forests B) Mountains C) Deserts D) Rivers
- 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) Marsh B) Fault Zone C) Landfill D) Bedrock
- 19. An earthquake in the ocean that produces large waves is called this.
A) Tsunami B) Typhoon 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) Transform B) Divergent C) Convergent
- 22. Plates that push apart are called
A) Convergent B) Divergent C) Transform
- 23. Plates that slide past one another
A) Divergent B) Transform C) Convergent
- 24. This type of land formation often forms around divergent plates
A) Islands B) Mountains C) Rift
- 25. The continent that has the fewest number of major earthquakes is...
A) Africa B) Europe C) South America D) North 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 not be felt, but could be detected by a seismograph C) Would shake walls and knock things off tables D) Would cause minor damage to buildings
- 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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