Earthquake QUIZ !

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Earthquake QUIZ !. PRESS F5 FOR FULL SCREEN. Contents. QUESTION 1. QUESTION 6. QUESTION 7. QUESTION 2. QUESTION 3. QUESTION 8. QUESTION 4. QUESTION 9. QUESTION 5. QUESTION 10. QUESTION 1. Which country invented the first earthquake detector? 1. Portugal 2. France 3. China - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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PRESS F5 FOR FULL SCREEN

QUESTION 1

QUESTION 2

QUESTION 3

QUESTION 4

QUESTION 5

QUESTION 6

QUESTION 7

QUESTION 8

QUESTION 9

QUESTION 10

QUESTION 1

Which country invented the first earthquake detector? 1. Portugal 2. France 3. China 4. America

QUESTION 2

How frequently do earthquakes occur? 1. Once every second 2. Once every two minutes 3. Every 30-60 seconds 4. Every 30 minutes

QUESTION 3

What does an earthquake usually create? 1. Volcanic eruption. 2. Fire. 3. Hurricanes. 4. Freaky noises. 5. Tsunami.

QUESTION 4

Which plate in the Earth's crust causes the most earthquakes? 1. North America plate. 2. Pacific plate. 3. Eurasian plate. 4. Antarctic plate.

QUESTION 5

How long does a typical initial earthquake last? 1. 10 seconds. 2. 1 minute. 3. 10 minutes. 4. Half an hour.

QUESTION 6

Which layer do earthquakes occur in? 1. Troposphere. 2. Lithosphere. 3. Mesosphere. 4. Asthenosphere.

QUESTION 7

What is the range of the Richter scale?

1. 1 to 100. 2. 1 to 50. 3. 1 to 10. 4. 1 to 5.

QUESTION 8

What is a seismograph? 1. A device to measure the magnitude of earthquakes. 2. A device to locate the epicentre of an earthquake. 3. A device to measure the length of an earthquake. 4. A device to measure the damage of an earthquake.

QUESTION 9

Who discovered the first earthquake? 1. Rick Astley. 2. Rob Dydrek. 3. Nic Pinch. 4. Nicholas Copernicus. 5. None of the above.

QUESTION 10

When does an earthquake usually occur? 1. When the two tectonic plates slip from each other. 2. After a massive drought. 3. The same time as a tsunami. 4. After a Cyclone. 5. When it rains.