Quiz  /  Earthquakes

  • 1. 
    Which of the following best describes an earthquake?

  • A large cloud that generates rain, hail, and lightning
  • An opening in the Earth's crust where magma erupts to the surface
  • A large storm with very high speed winds
  • A violent shaking of the Earth that occurs when two tectonic plates bump into each other

  • 2. 
    What do scientists call the boundary between two tectonic plates?

  • Faults
  • Crusts
  • Epicenters
  • Vaults

  • 3. 
    What are the smaller earthquakes that occur before a large earthquake called?

  • Waves
  • Faults
  • Foreshocks
  • Aftershocks

  • 4. 
    What are the shock waves caused by an earthquake that travel through the ground called?

  • Microwaves
  • Transverse waves
  • Electromagnetic waves
  • Seismic waves

  • 5. 
    What does the Moment Magnitude Scale measure?

  • The length of the earthquake in time
  • The damage caused by an earthquake
  • The size of the earthquake in magnitude
  • The speed of the earthquake

  • 6. 
    What would you expect to occur from an earthquake that measured 3 on the MMS scale?

  • A slight shaking like a truck driving by
  • Cracks in the streets and bridges
  • You wouldn't feel it
  • Stuff would fall off your shelves

  • 7. 
    What would you expect to occur from an earthquake that measured 9 on the MMS scale?

  • Stuff would fall off your shelves
  • A slight shaking like a truck driving by
  • You wouldn't feel it
  • Whole buildings and cities flattened

  • 8. 
    What is the location deep inside the Earth were the earthquake began called?

  • Epicenter
  • Hypocenter
  • Crust center
  • Quake point

  • 9. 
    What is the location on the Earth's surface above where the earthquake began called?

  • Hypocenter
  • Quake point
  • Epicenter
  • Crust center

  • 10. 
    What US state has the most earthquakes?

  • Hawaii
  • Alaska
  • California
  • Texas
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