ALIVE
The point inside the Earth where an earthquake starts is called the ______________.
Focus
TRUE or FALSE. Active faults have moved within the last 10,000 years.
TRUE
TRUE or FALSE. The Earth’s crust is made of tectonic plates that are constantly moving.
TRUE
The innermost layer of the Earth is called the _____________.
Core/ Inner Core
The supercontinent that once contained all landmasses is called _____________.
Pangaea
Layers of the Earth where people live.
Crust
A ________________ is formed when the hanging wall moves upward relative to the footwall.
Reverse Fault
TRUE or FALSE. Earthquakes cannot create landforms such as mountains, hot springs, and geysers.
FALSE
TRUE or FALSE. Earthquakes can be predicted exactly, so people can prepare ahead of time.
False – Earthquakes cannot be predicted exactly.
TRUE or FALSE. The Modified Mercalli Scale measures the energy released by an earthquake.
False – The Modified Mercalli Scale measures the effects or damage felt (intensity).
TRUE or FALSE. Earthquakes happen when plates smoothly glide past each other without stress.
False – Earthquakes occur when stress builds up and is suddenly released, not when plates move smoothly.
TRUE or FALSE. The focus is the point on the Earth’s surface where earthquake damage is strongest.
False – That’s the epicenter, not the focus.
The movement of molten rock that drives plate movement is called _____________.
Convection Current
The instrument used to measure earthquake movement is called _____________.
Seismograph
TRUE or FALSE. The mantle is completely solid and does not allow convection currents.
FALSE. The mantle is semi-solid and allows convection currents.