Home Quiz How Strong is Your Earthquake Knowledge? Find Out
Preview (10 questions)
1 Question
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Q.

What is the point on the Earth's surface directly above the earthquake’s focus called?

Seismograph

Barometer

Epicenter

Altimeter
2 Question
30 seconds
Q.

State true or false.

Earthquakes can occur underwater.

true

false
3 Question
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Q.

What scale is commonly used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake?

Richter scale

Vendors scale

Nonscale

Weigh scale
4 Question
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Q.

Which instrument records earthquake waves?

Barometer

Seismograph

Hydrometer

Thermometer
5 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Which layer of the Earth is broken into tectonic plates?

Mantle

Crust

Inner Core

Outer Core
6 Question
30 seconds
Q.

The point where movement occurred that triggered the earthquake is the:

epicenter

dip

focus

strike
7 Question
30 seconds
Q.

What percentage of earthquakes occur at plate boundaries?

25%

50%

75%

90%
8 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Which type of faulting would be least likely to occur along the mid-Atlantic ridge?

Normal

Reverse

Transform

All of these
9 Question
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Q.

How often do magnitude 8 earthquakes occur?

5 to 10 times per year

about once a year

about every 5 to 10 years

none of the mentioned
10 Question
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Q.

Which type of boundary is most likely to cause an earthquake?

Divergent boundary

Convergent boundary

Transform boundary

Non-boundary