Earthquakes Risks Lesson Check

CHECK ALL THAT APPLY! Earthquakes can trigger

• landslides
• impact craters
• tsunamis
• pyroclastic flows

Which is the hardest to predict when it will occur?

• Tsunami
• Volcanic eruption
• Earthquake

___________ is a leading cause of building collapses during earthquakes.

• Fires
• Liquefaction
• Flooding

The table provides data on the earthquakes recorded for four different cities over a ten year period. Assuming the data indicates patterns that will continue, which city will most likely experience an earthquake of a magnitude of 5.0 or higher in the next year or two?

• City W
• City X
• City Y
• City Z

Looking at the figure that shows world-wide earthquake distribution, the white lines represent plate boundaries. Which statement is true?

• Deep earthquakes are more common than shallow earthquakes.
• Shallow earthquakes are more common than deep earthquakes.
• Shallow earthquakes do not occur along plate boundaries, but deep earthquakes do.