Earthquakes

Crust is the outermost solid portion of the Earth.

• True
• False

It is characterized by various land features like volcanoes, islands, continents, and mountains

• Inner Core

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Crust

A region that carries the entire crust that extends down to the upper portion of the asthenosphere.

• Lithosphere
• Asthenosphere
• Mantle
• Crust

Asthenosphere comes from Greek word asthenes which means ________.

The shaking of the ground caused by the sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust

What are earthquake belts?

• Locations where earthquakes never occur
• Earthquake belts are regions with high seismic activity, often found along tectonic plate boundaries.
• Areas with low seismic activity
• Regions with volcanic activity only

Who developed the Richter scale?

• Joseph Richter

• Albert Einstein
• John Richter

• Charles Richter

The point on the Earth's surface directly above where the earthquake starts.

• epicenter
• hypocenter
• fault line
• seismic wave

The underground point where the fracturing of rocks occur. Also known as hypocenter.

The surface of a fracture between two bodies of rock. It's the surface that slides relative to another surface during an earthquake.

• focus

• fault scarp

• fault trace

• fault plane