Go to the Quizzes Page Earthquakes 0% 332 Created by AbuBakrShalabi Please write your name and email to receive your certificate. 1 / 20 Select a method that reduces the damage of earthquakes. build earthquake- resistant house construct your house on loose sand build your house without foundations to save money close the doors and windows during an earthquake 2 / 20 What event happens when there is a sudden, violent shaking of tectonic plates? Hurricane Volcano Thunderstorm Earthquake 3 / 20 All of the following are reasons some buildings are damaged more than others during an earthquake EXCEPT.... What type of soil the building sat on. The people living inside of the building. How close the building was to the earthquake's epicenter. The design of the building. 4 / 20 What are the three types of stresses that occur in the crust? Shearing Compression Convergent Tension 5 / 20 What device is used to measure the intensity of an earthquake? Movemeter Termometer Seismometer Shakemeter 6 / 20 What does a seismograph measure? The amount of oil and gas underground. The amount of shaking of the crust. The amount of damage an earthquake causes. The temperature of the earth's core. 7 / 20 Seismic waves are recorded and measure by a _________________ barometers seismograph anemometer thermometers 8 / 20 What type of seismic wave is the slowest, but causes the most damage? Thermohaline waves S waves Surface waves P waves 9 / 20 _____________ is responsible for most of the damage buildings suffer during earthquakes. Mississippi River flowing backwards. Liquefaction Scientists equipment Seismogram 10 / 20 Which scale measures the magnitude, or size, of an earthquake? Kelvin Candela Richter Kilogram 11 / 20 In what order do the three types of seismic waves arrive at a seismograph? P wave, Surface wave and S wave Surface wave, P wave and S wave S wave, P wave, Surface wave P wave, S wave and Surface wave 12 / 20 These waves are the fastest seismic waves and are the first to reach any particular location. S Waves Surface Waves Hello Waves P Waves 13 / 20 Which type of seismic waves cause the most damage? P Waves Hello Waves S Waves Surface Waves 14 / 20 Why aren't all earthquakes recorded? Some are too weak to be felt Some happen too far underground Some happen too much far way from cities Happen under the mantle 15 / 20 When scientists map the location of earthquakes, where do they find that most earthquakes happen? Only near mountains and volcanos At plate boundaries In the mantle Middle of tectonic plates 16 / 20 Use elevators when there's an earthquake. False True 17 / 20 Engineers are designing a bridge that will better withstand earthquake forces. What is the process called when engineers use a computer to see what happens to their design during an earthquake? Variables Modeling Navigation Prediction 18 / 20 What theory refers to the movement of Earth's plates Continental drifting Plates shaking Tectonic plates Earthquakes 19 / 20 A water wave caused by an earthquake is called a __________________. electromagnetic wave surfing wave seismic wave tsunami 20 / 20 What are seismic waves? The point beneath Earth’s surface at which rock under stress breaks and triggers an earthquake The strength of an earthquake The point on the surface directly above the point at which an earthquake occurs Energy released by an earthquake in waves or vibrations Your score is 0% Restart quiz Go to the Quizzes Page