8th Grade ???

Question 1

T or f focus earthquakes = most servers damage

Answer 1

True

Question 2

T or F epicenter of quake on earths surface

Answer 2

True

Question 3

To or F earthquakes can open and shut land and other things

Answer 3

False they can only cause fischers (cracks)

Question 4

T or F earthquakes over 8.0 happens very 3 weeks

Answer 4

Fakes it’s once or twice a year

Question 5

T or f surface waves cause most damage

Answer 5

True

Question 6

T or f tectonic plate in Indian Ocean question

Answer 6

False it’s e pacific rim

Question 7

To or f earths crust only moves during earthquakes

Answer 7

False it’s always moving

Question 8

What’s two fault blocks moving last each other vertically

Answer 8

Dip slip

Question 9

What’s the slow movement of rock

Answer 9

Fault creep

Question 10

Mathematical scale

Answer 10

Richter scale

Question 11

Point earthquake begins ?

Answer 11

Focus

Question 12

Risky hanging wall loves up?

Answer 12

Reverse

Question 13

Earths surface above focus

Answer 13

Epicenter

Question 14

Fault hanging wall moves down?

Answer 14

Normal fault

Question 15

Two blocks move paste avh other horizontally

Answer 15

Strike slip

Question 16

If you’re outside when an earthquake hits what should you do

Answer 16

Go to open field where nothing can fall onto you

Question 17

How are tsunamis formed and what do they effect

Answer 17

It’s after an earthquake happens underwater and forms a giant tidal wave that damages the shore

Question 18

Why is crawling under a table and doorway safe during an earthquake

Answer 18

It’s more sturdy and won’t break as easily me can protect you more

Question 19

Why do fires follow earhquakes

Answer 19

Powerlines fall and gas lines break

Question 20

Why do aftershocks occur

Answer 20

Earth is still adjusting and settling causing a mini earthquake

Question 21

How does Richter scale measure quakes and what do the ratings mean

Answer 21

Measures seismic activity and each level is 10 times greater than the level below it , 1 is least and 10 is most

Question 22

Earthquakes can go on for ????

Answer 22

Weeks

Question 23

Buildings in quake zone should be built???

Answer 23

So they can sway with waves

Question 24

How much more times is 7 than 4 on Richter scale

Answer 24

1,000

Question 25

?????? MC question

Answer 25

Epicenter

Question 26

Most servers quakes happen in _______ boundaries

Answer 26

Convergent

Question 27

ESSAY would you live in earthquake zone

Answer 27

No I wouldn’t because that would mean risking the dangers and loosing my home or maybe my life depending on how servers earthquakes are. And plus I love Pennsylvania

Question 28

T or f Richter scale is based off eyewitness

Answer 28

False that’s the mercalli scale