Form 3: Causes of Earthquakes Exercise

Form 3: Causes of Earthquakes

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Form 3: Causes of Earthquakes

Discover what causes earthquakes and how energy release along faults creates seismic activity.

Questions

  1. MultiChoice

    What is the primary cause of an earthquake?

  2. MultiChoice

    What is the exact point underground where an earthquake originates?

  3. WordsBox

    The location on the surface directly above the earthquake's focus is called the ____ of the ____

  4. MultiChoice

    What is a break or crack in Earth's crust along which rocks move?

  5. MultiChoice

    How does energy travel outward from the focus during an earthquake?

  6. WordsBox

    Friction holds tectonic plates together until stored ____ builds up and breaks free as seismic ____

  7. MultiChoice

    What are the smaller earthquakes that occur after a main earthquake?

  8. MultiChoice

    What are mild tremors called that sometimes happen before a major earthquake?

  9. WordsBox

    Scientists who study earthquakes are called ____ and they track ground ____

  10. MultiChoice

    Which seismic wave travels the fastest through rock?

  11. MultiChoice

    Which type of seismic wave causes the most damage at Earth's surface?

  12. WordsBox

    Seismic waves radiate in all directions away from the earthquake's underground ____ along the ____ line.