Tectonic Plates

How are earthquakes typically measured?

• a) Richter scale

• b) Mercalli scale

• c) Seismograph scale

• d) Magnitude scale

What is the name for the point within Earth's crust where an earthquake starts shaking things up?

• a) Epicenter

• b) Focus

• c) Hypocenter

• d) Seismic zone

What is the name for the hot liquid rock beneath a volcano?

• a) Magma

• b) Lava

• c) Basalt

• d) Granite

During an earthquake, which type of seismic wave is typically felt first by people?

• a) Love waves

• b) Rayleigh waves

• c) Secondary (S) waves

• d) Primary (P) waves

What is the main reason behind the dance of tectonic plates?

• a) Gravity pulls the strings

• b) The mantle's convection currents do the tango

• c) Earth's magnetic field waltzes along

• d) Solar radiation joins the party

What is the name for the process of one country moving away from another?

• a) Subduction

• b) Convergence

• c) Divergence

• d) Transform