Go to the Quizzes Page Earthquakes Risks 0% 34 Created by AbuBakrShalabi Please write your name and email to receive your certificate. 1 / 20 Which scale rates earthquakes based on the amount of damage done? Mercalli Intensity Scale Seismogram Shakey Scale Bernoulli Scale Richter Magnitude Scale 2 / 20 What is the temporary state in which loose soil and rock materials take on the property of quicksand? Tsunami Seismic Gap Aftershock Liquefaction 3 / 20 The location with the largest concentration of volcanoes in the world is called the... Hot Spot Great Plate Boundary Ring of Fire Volcano Alley 4 / 20 The point on the surface of the earth directly above the focus of an earthquake. epicenter surface wave energy release center focus 5 / 20 An earthquake scored high on the Richter scale but low on the Mercalli scale. Why? It probably happened in an area with no people. It damaged a lot of buildings. It was a fast earthquake. It is impossible to know. 6 / 20 What does a seismograph measure? The amount of damage an earthquake causes. The amount of shaking of the crust. The temperature of the earth's core. The amount of oil and gas underground. 7 / 20 Too little rain can cause ________ volcanic eruption droughts volcanic eruption earthquake 8 / 20 Taipei 101 has the largest tuned mass damper in the world located between the 87th and 92nd levels. How does this tuned mass damper help to make the building more resistant to earthquake damage? It increases the weight of the building, which makes it more difficult to move. It creates an "invisible cloak" so that energy is rerouted around the building, rather than through the building. It allows the foundation of the building to move while keeping the rest of the building stable. It counteracts the motion of the building when it sways by moving in the opposite direction. 9 / 20 Why an earthquake causes death, injury, and property damage? because the earthquake releases magma to the Earth's surface because the amplitude of waves is recorded by seismograph because the released seismic waves cause the Earth's surface to shake because the earthquake size is measured using the Richter scale 10 / 20 The measure of damage done by an earthquake including its effect on people, structures, and the natural environment (measured by Modified Mercalli Scale) magnitude greatness intensity damage rate 11 / 20 Mercalli Scale measures ........................... in an earthquake. damage to structures and people all answers are correct liquefaction earthquake tremors 12 / 20 Pancaking is ............ the collapse of soil layers during an earthquake the collapse of a building during an earthquake the trapping of cars on a freeway during an earthquake breakfast on a Sunday morning 13 / 20 What is the difference between a natural hazard and a natural disaster? A hazard is what could happen, a disaster is after it has an impact on humans They are exactly the same I disaster is what could happen, a hazard is after it has an impact on humans Hurricanes and tsunamis are natural disasters, but earthquakes and volcanoes are hazards 14 / 20 Where is the damage caused by the earthquake more severe in house A or house B? The damage caused by the earthquake is more severe in house B than in house A. The damage caused by the earthquake for both houses can't be measured. The damage caused by the earthquake is more severe in house A than in house B. The damage caused by the earthquake is the same in both houses A and B. 15 / 20 When using the richter scale, each increase on the scale represents ten times the amount of ground motion recorded on a seismogram. How much more of a magnitude is a 7 earthquake than a magnitude 4 earthquake? 30 times 1000 times 100 times 3000 times 16 / 20 What is the benefit of flexible pads? The flexible pads transform the energy carried by the seismic waves into electricity. The flexible pads absorb the seismic waves and prevent them from shaking the building. The flexible pads move the seismic waves into other open area locations. The seismic waves don't pass through the flexible pads and divert. 17 / 20 Which of the following scales is NOT used to measure earthquakes? Volcanic Explosivity Index Scale Moment Magnitude Scale Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale Richter magnitude scale 18 / 20 The epicenter of an earthquake is ________ the focus beside under next to above 19 / 20 How much bigger is a magnitude 8 earthquake compared to magnitude 7 one on the Richter Scale? 1000 times bigger 1 time bigger 10 times bigger 100 times bigger 20 / 20 Richter Scale and Moment Magnitude are similar in that they measure liquefaction energy of the earthquake landslides tsunami Your score is 0% Restart quiz Go to the Quizzes Page