QUIZ!
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1. It is described as the
sudden shaking and
trembling caused by
the sudden release of
energy from inside the
Earth.
2. It is the break in
the earth’s crust
along which
significant event
has taken place.
3. What do you
call to the amount
of energy that is
released from an
earthquake?
4. What do you
call to the
instrument that
measures an
earthquake's
movement?
TRUE OR FALSE
5. Typically, the
closer to an
earthquake's
epicenter, the more
shaking is felt.
6. What do you
call to the
scientists who
study about
earthquakes?
7. The San Andreas
Fault in California
is an example of
what kind of
boundary?
8. Which type of
faulting would be
likely to occur
along the midAtlantic ridge?
9. The ring of fire is
a ring of volcanoes
and earthquakes.
What type of plate
boundary is the
Ring of Fire?
10. What do you
call to the two
plates that rub past
each other in
opposite
directions?
11. What fault
does
Convergent
Plate Boundary
caused by?
12. These are
structures that we
can identify, but
which do not have
earthquakes.
13. What country
does the largest
earthquake ever
recorded by
seismographs
occurred with a
magnitude of 9.5?
14.What type of
plate boundary
does the
Himalayan
mountains were
formed?
15. It is a series of
extremely long waves
caused by a large and
sudden displacement of
the ocean, usually the
result of an earthquake
below or near the ocean
floor.
16. PHIVOLCS is the
Philippine government
agency is tasked to
monitor and give updates
on earthquakes and
volcanic activities. What
does PHIVOLCS stands
for?
17. This is composed of
the crust and upper
mantle, is made up of a
series of pieces, or
tectonic plates, that
move slowly over time.
18. What do you call
to the energy
released by the
Earth which causes
an earthquake?
19. It is made up of
huge rocks broken
into large sections
called tectonic
plates.
20. It is the sudden
movement of the earth's
surface that often
follows an earthquake
and is less violent than
the first main
movement.