Earthquakes

Question 1

San Francisco has frequent earthquakes because it is built on a
__________.

Answer 1

Fault

Question 2

A tsunami is a huge ocean __________caused by the movement of Earth’s crust.

Answer 2

Wave

Question 3

What fault line is located in California? ________________________

Answer 3

San Andreas Fault

Question 4

An earthquake is the ____________ of the ground.

Answer 4

Shaking

Question 5

The flowing of the upper ___________ causes the Earth’s plates to move.

Answer 5

Mantle

Question 6

_________________ measures vibrations in the Earth.

Answer 6

Seismograph

Question 7

The “Ring of ___________” is a zone of high earthquake and volcanic activity encircling the Pacific Ocean.

Answer 7

Fire

Question 8

How many earthquakes take place each year world wide?

Answer 8

Million

Question 9

The continents drift only a few _____________ a year.

Answer 9

Inches

Question 10

Name of the region that is made up of the earth’s crust and solid part of the mantle above asthenosphere. ______________

Answer 10

Lithosphere