Earthquake Quiz For Kids
10 Questions
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Questions and Answers
- 1.Most earthquakes happen here : _______________________
- A.
The middle of the ocean
- B.
Plate boundaries
- C.
The middle of a plate
- D.
Everywhere
- 2.Normal faults are created by this type of stress
- A.
Shear
- B.
Compression
- C.
Tension
- D.
Strike
- 3.The Richter Scale measures ___________________ an earthquake.
- A.
The amount of damage done by
- B.
The number of people who felt
- C.
The number of occurrences of
- D.
The magnitude of
- 4.Scientists use _______________________ to measure the strength of an earthquake.
- A.
People's observations
- B.
Seismographs
- C.
GPS
- D.
Tremor finders
- 5.The Mercalli scale measures ______________________ an earthquake.
- A.
The strength of
- B.
The area covered by
- C.
The magnitude of
- D.
The amount of damage done by
- 6.Scientists use _________________________ to find an earthquakes measurment on the Mercalli scale.
- A.
People's observations
- B.
Seismographs
- C.
Seismograms
- D.
GPS
- 7.How many seismograms are needed to find the epicenter of an earthquake?
- A.
One
- B.
Two
- C.
Three
- D.
Four
- 8.Which type of seismic waves move the fastest?
- A.
S Waves
- B.
P Waves
- C.
Surface Waves
- D.
They all travel the same speed
- 9.Which type of seismic waves are the most destructive?
- A.
S Waves
- B.
P Waves
- C.
Surface Waves
- D.
Sub Surface Waves
- 10.What does the amount of time between the arrival of the P Waves and the arrival of the S Waves tell a scientist?
- A.
How strong the earthquake was
- B.
The direction of the earthquake's focus
- C.
The magnitude of the earthquake
- D.
The distance the epicenter is from the seismograph
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