WHAT IS THE CAUSE OF AN EATHQUAKE?
A) THE MOVEMENT OF THE EARTH.
B) THE TECTONIC PLATES SLIDE PAST EACH OTHER
B) THE TECTONIC PLATES SLIDE PAST EACH OTHER
HOW CAN AN EARTHQUAKE BE MEASURED?
A) ON THE RICHTER SCALE
B) ON A SEISMOGRAPH
A) ON THE RICHTER SCALE
WHAT ARE THE MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM OF A MAGNITUDE LEVEL DURING AN EARTHQUAKE?
A) 10- 100
B) 1 - 10
B) 1 - 10
HOW MANY EARTHQUAKES OCCURS EVERY YEAR ALL OVER THE WORLD?
A) ONE MILLION
B) HALF MILLION
B) HALF MILLION
WHAT DAMAGES CAN EARTHQUAKES CAUSE?
A) BRIDGES CAN COLLAPSE AND GAS LINE CAN EXPLODE.
B) SEA ANIMALS AND BIRDS CAN DIE.
A) BRIDGES CAN EXPLODE AND GAS LINE CAN EXPLODE.
WHAT ARE THE SECONDARY EFFECTS OF AN EARTHQUAKE?
A) STORMS AND WIND.
B) TSUNAMIS AND LANDSLIDES,
B) TSUNAMIS AND LANDSLIDES,
WHICH YEAR WAS THE ONE WITH THE WORST FINANCIAL LOSSES CAUSED BY EARTHQUAKES?
A) 2011
B) 2012
A) 2011
What is the top layer of the earth called?
the crust
What is the center of the earthquake called that is in the earth?
Hypocenter
What kind of country is America (1st, 2nd, 3rd)?
First World
Why are earthquakes dangerous AFTER?
Finding people, buildings are still falling, aftershocks
What part of the earth do most earthquakes occur?
The Ring of Fire
True or False... South Carolina has no fault lines.
False
True or False... America's west coast has the worst fault line in the world (San Andras Fault).
True
The safest place to be in your house during an earthquake is ___________.
In a doorway
On the earth, the center of the earthquake is called the __________________.
Epicenter
