LILONGWE PRIVATE SCHOOL
FORM 3 ONLINE WORK
GEOGRAPHY
1. What is the area directly above the spot where the earthquake actually occurs? (It is on
Earth's surface.)
a) Epicenter
b) Focus
c) Fault
d) Triangulation
2. What type of fault is the San Andreas?
a) Convergent
b) Conservative
c) Subduction
d) Divergent
3. The Richter scale measures:
a) the amount of radon gas released
b) the movement of plates
c) the strength of an earthquake
d) the weight of tectonic plates
4. An earthquake scored high on the Richter scale but low on the Mercalli scale. Why?
a) it probably happened in an area with no people
b) it was a fast earthquake
c) because it damaged a lot
d) impossible to tell
5. An instrument that detects and measures earthquakes is a
a) seismogram
b) focus seismic map
c) focus
d) seismometer
6. What is the beginning point of an earthquake, where the first motion of an earthquake
occurs?
a) Epicenter
b) Focus or hypocenter
c) P Waves
d) Deformation
7. Which of the following is NOT a cause of an earthquake?
a) Collapse of Cavern
b) Eruption of Volcano
c) Lightning Strikes
d) Moving Tectonic Plate
8. What is a break in the lithosphere along which movement in an earthquake has first
occurred?
a) Earthquake
b) Epicenter
c) Fault
d) Focus
9. What is the measure of the amount of energy released in an earthquake?
a) Earthquake
b) Epicenter
c) Magnitude
d) Seismogram
10. What is a smaller earthquake that follows a larger earthquake?
a) Aftershock
b) Liquefaction
c) Seismic Gap
d) Tsunami
11. The outside layer of the earth is called ______________________.
a) core
b) crust
c) mantle
d) outer core
12. The huge pieces of the Earth's crust are called ____________________________.
a) crust
b) plates
c) directions
d) seismos
13. Many earthquakes happen along the borders of...
a) Countries
b) Tetonic Plates
c) Climate Zones
d) None of the above.
14. This area is responsible for 90% of all earthquakes in the world and contains
numerous faults:
a) Indian Ocean
b) English Canal
c) The Ring of Fire
d) Mid-Atlantic Ridge
15. Which of the following affects the amount of destruction caused by earthquake
vibrations?
a) the nature of the material on which structures are built
b) the design of structures
c) the intensity and duration of the vibrations
d) All of the above
16. Why do earthquakes often cause damaging fires?
a) Tsunamis from earthquakes generate enough heat to start fires.
b) Earthquake vibrations can break gas lines, water lines, and electrical lines.
c) Lightning strikes are common during earthquakes.
d) Magma from deep underground escapes through faults
17. Tsunamis are ____.
a) waves that cannot cause damage on land
b) often generated by movements of the ocean floor
c) waves that are produced by tidal forces
d) also known as tidal wave
18. During an earthquake, the ground surface ____.
a) does not move
b) moves only in a horizontal direction
c) can move in any direction
d) moves only in a vertical direction
19. in the hours immediately after an earthquake, people should avoid going into
buildings because of
a) aftershocks
b) deformation
c) tsunamis
d) liquefaction
20. When a continental plate and an oceanic plate collide, the oceanic plate slides
beneath the continental plate. This is called subduction. Why does this happen?
a) The oceanic plate has water on top of it so it sinks.
b) The continental plate is denser therefore it pushes down the oceanic plate.
c) The oceanic plate is denser causing it to slide beneath the less dense continental
plate.
d) The continental plate is thicker therefore it stays on top.
