Test Your Knowledge On Earthquake Quiz
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Rapid Changes of Earth Quiz #1
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- 1.What is a sudden release of energy in the earth's crust or upper mantle, usually caused by movement along a fault plane?
- A.
A tornado.
- B.
A tsunami.
- C.
A volcanic eruption
- D.
An earthquake.
- 2.What do scientists use to record the waves of an earthquake?
- A.
Scale
- B.
Ruler
- C.
Seismograph
- D.
Balance
- 3.The ______________________ is the point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake.
- 4.Earthquakes kill more people than volcanoes.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.The Richter Scale measures how much you weigh.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.What is a fault?
- A.
A crack in an egg.
- B.
A crack in the sidewalk.
- C.
A crack in the earth's crust.
- D.
A crack caused by large buildings.
- 7.
The point in which the earthquake originates, is called the _______________________________. - 8.A ___________________ is a large ocean wave usually caused by an underwater earthquake or a volcanic explosion.
- 9.What is the slow, more or less continuous movement occurring on faults?
- A.
Crawl
- B.
Cuddle
- C.
Cresting
- D.
Creep
- 10.What are earthquake scientists called?
- A.
Seismologists
- B.
Volcanologist
- C.
Ecologist
- D.
Geologist
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