Earthquake and Plate Boundary Quiz

What is the purpose of the Richter scale?

• To determine the size of seismic waves during earthquakes

• To measure the total energy released by earthquakes

• To estimate the fatalities caused by earthquakes

• To rate earthquakes based on their intensity

Which scale rates earthquakes according to the amount of damage they cause at a specific location?

• Mercalli scale

• Seismograph scale

• Moment Magnitude scale

• Richter scale

What is the average thickness of oceanic crust?

• 7-10 km

• 10 km

• 70 km

• 40-70 km

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

What is the density of oceanic crust?

• 2.7 g/cm³

• 3.3 g/cm³

• 2.9 g/cm³

• 2.5 g/cm³

Which plate boundary is responsible for the formation of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?

• Ocean-Ocean Divergent

• Continent-Continent Divergent

• Ocean-Continent Convergent

• Ocean-Ocean Convergent

What type of boundary is the San Andreas Fault an example of?

• Transform

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Subduction

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

What is the purpose of the Moment Magnitude scale?

• To measure the total energy released by earthquakes

• To rate earthquakes based on their intensity

• To determine the size of seismic waves during earthquakes

• To estimate the fatalities caused by earthquakes

Which scale rates earthquakes according to the size of their seismic waves?

• Moment Magnitude scale

• Richter scale

• Seismograph scale

• Mercalli scale

What is the density of continental crust?

• 2.9 g/cm³

• 2.7 g/cm³

• 3.3 g/cm³

• 2.5 g/cm³

Which plate boundary is responsible for the formation of the Andes Mountains & Peru Trench?

• Ocean-Continent Convergent

• Continent-Continent Convergent

• Ocean-Ocean Divergent

• Ocean-Ocean Convergent

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1