Earthquakes

What is the name of the machine that measures the intensity of the earthquake?

• Richter Scale

• Weight scale

• Mercali Scale

• All the above

Where do earthquakes happen? Name 2 specific places?

• On the ground

• In the water

• In the middle of the United States

• Plate Boundaries/Fault lines

This is a numerical rating system that measures the energy, or magnitude of an earthquake.

• San Andreas Fault Line

• Richter Scale

• Mercali Scale

• Ring of Fire

How much stronger is an 8.0 from a 4.0 earthquake?

• 100x

• 10,000x

• 10x

• 1,000x

Which 2 plate boundaries make California a high risk for earthquakes?

• Pacific Plate and Nazca Plate

• South American Plate and North American Plate

• Pacific plate and The North American Plate

• Pacific Plate and San Andreas Fault Line

What should you do if an earthquake happens during science class?

• Call someone to come pick you up.

• Start screaming

• Get under the table

• Run outside

What structure damage is when the bottom floor fails and the rest of the building falls on top?

• Tsunami

• Building Height

• Predicting patterns

• Pancaking

Why do earthquake happen?

• Build up of pressure and then released
• Ground is too wet

• Fault Lines

• Tornados

What was the largest earthquake ever recorded?

• 8.0

• 9.5

• 7.5

• 9.1

Where and when was the largest earthquake recorded?

• Argentina 1960

• Chile 1960

• USA 1984

• Mexico 1970