Earthquakes

See how many answers you can get right with this Earthquakes quiz:

1. Earthquakes are the Earth's natural means of:

Releasing stress Retaining pressure

2. The majority of Earthquakes occur:

At the boundaries of the major continents At the boundaries of the major crustal plates At the boundaries of large countries

3. What are the different types of earthquakes?

Rupture, fault, and explosion Upper, lower and central Tectonic, volcanic and explosion Large, medium and small

4. The location below the Earth's surface where the earthquake starts is called:

The epicenter The hypocenter The focus The rupture

5. What do geologists use to measure Earthquakes?

Geologists use seismographs Geologists use epicenter stations Geologists use fault planes

6. The Richter Scale is:

A magnitude scale to assign a single number to quantify the number of aftershocks A magnitude scale to assign a single number to quantify the energy contained in a landslide A magnitude scale to assign a single number to quantify the energy contained in an earthquake

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