Eathquakes and Volcanoes

The Richter scale measures:

• the amount of radon gas released
• the damage caused
• the strength of an earthquake
• the weight of tectonic plates

An instrument that detects and measures earthquakes is a 

• seismogram
• focus seismic map
• focus
• seismograph 

Earthquakes under the water can cause _________________________________.

• tornadoes
• tsunamis
• lightening
• hailstorms

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Liquefaction is when...

• the soil behaves like liquid
• the ground becomes liquid
• magma rises to the surface
• buildings are damaged, crumbling like liquid

Many earthquakes happen along the borders of...

• Countries
• Tetonic Plates
• Climate Zones
• None of the above.

The huge pieces of the earth's crust are called ____________________________.

• crust

• tectonic plates

• directions

• seismos

What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

• Inner Core

• Mantle

• Crust

• Outer Core

What is the vocabulary word for the movement on the surface of the Earth resulting from underground movement between two plates?

• An Earthquake
• Shaking Earth
• Volcano

What is the vocabulary word for the line where two tectonic plates move past each other?

• Plate Line
• Fault Line
• Puzzle Line

Which of the following is NOT a cause of an earthquake?

• Collapse of Cavern
• Eruption of Volcano
• Lightning Strikes
• Moving Tectonic Plates