QUIZ #1

1. Which of the following describes a fault?

• a. An energy released from the inside of the earth.

• b. A movement in the earth’s crust.

• c. A break in the earth’s crust

• d. a.A rock layers.

2. What occurs when faults move?

• a. Volcanic eruption

• b. Earthquake

• c. Landslide

• d. Drought

3.  Which of the following describes the normal fault?

• a. Both blocks of rock move upward.

• b. Both blocks slide past another.

• c. One block of rock does not move while the other moves downward.

• d. One block of rocks does not move while the other moves downward.

4. Which of the following refers to the types of faults in which two blocks slide horizontally past each other in the opposite direction?

• a.Reverse fault

• b. Normal fault

• c. Landslide

• d. Strike-slip fault

5. In which direction the block of rock layer will move if it shows reverse fault?

• a. Upward

• b. Downward

• c. To the right

• d. To the left

6. Which government agency is responsible for studying the movements of faults and Earthquakes?

• a. DOH

• b. PAGASA

• c. DepEd

• d. PHIVOLCS

 

7. Which of the following refers to the place where the earthquake start?

• a. Fault

• b. Focus

• c. Fault plane

• d. Epicenter

8. What do you call the spot above the focus on the surface on the earth?

• a.  Epicenter

• b.  Crust

• c.  Fault

• d.  Focus

9.  Scientist use different ways to describe how powerful an earthquake is. Which method refers to nothing the effects of the earthquake on people, structures, and the surroundings?

• a.  Epicenter

• b.  Magnitude

• c.  Intensity

• d.  Focus

10.  Which of the following refers to the vibrations produced by an earthquake.

• a.  Seismic waves

• b.  Seismic energy

• c.  Tidal waves

• d.  Siesmic waves