Earthquakes

What was the plate movement that occurred when the Haiti 2010 earthquake occurred?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

• Colliding

What magnitude was the Haiti 2010 earthquake?

• 7.0

• 7.8

• 6.1

• 7.2

What two plates moved to cause the Haiti 2010 earthquake?

• Atlantic and North American Plates

• North American and Caribbean Plates

• Caribbean and Atlantic Plates

• Cocos and Caribbean Plates

Define an earthquake

Answer explanation

Earthquakes are violent shaking of the ground sometimes creating great destruction caused by a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust typically forcing rocks to break under the strain

• The ____ of an earthquake is the point where it originated within the Earth.

The point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus is called the ______.

less than ____ % of earthquakes happen within plate boundaries

The earthquake releases energy in ______ waves which are like ripples in a pond that travel through the earth's crust and cause the shaking that we feel.

the most violent of earthquakes happen in the _________ zone at convergent plate boundaries

Earthquake magnitude was traditionally measured on a ________ Scale

__________________ scale estimates the shaking intensity from an earthquake at a

specific location by considering its effects on people, objects, and buildings.