Faults
Earthquakes
Tsunamis
Landslides
100

Name this fault:


Strike-slip

100

What is something you can do to stay safe during an earthquake?

Answers will vary

100

True or False: Tsunamis can be predicted

True

100

What is one cause of a landslide?

Answers will varry

200

What fault type is this?

Reverse fault

200

What is the focus of an earthquake?

Where the crust break under stress (below the surface)

200

Where do most tsunamis occur?

The Ring of Fire

200

What kind of landslide damage has occurred here? List all types. 

Disrupted roadways, damaged cars, landscape altered

300

Which type of fault moves the crust down and away from each other?

Normal faults

300

What is the order that seismic waves radiate from the epicenter of the earthquake?

P-Waves, S-Waves, and Surface Waves

300

What is something that can cause a tsunami?

- Underwater earthquake

- Underwater landslide

- Underwater volcanic eruption

300

Landslides usually occur where?

Usually at coastal lines / along coasts

400

True or False: Plate boundaries and fault lines can occur at the same place.

True

400

What is a difference between the Mercalli Scale and the Richter Scale?

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400

What is the average top speed a tsunami can reach?

600 mph

400

How can an earthquake trigger a landslide?

Brings about a sharp change in the slope and makes it unstable.

500

What type of landforms are made from reverse faults?

Waterfalls, mountains

500

What is the name of the tool used to measure earthquakes?

Seismograph

500

"Tsunami" means "Great harbor wave" in which language?

Japanese

500

Why would an area that has experienced wildfires have more landslides?

Less trees means the ground is looser

1000

What type of fault is this? 

Reverse fault

1000

What does the "S" in S-Waves stand for?

Secondary

1000
In which two countries were the worst recorded tsunamis?

Indonesia and Japan

1000

What's the difference between landslides and mudslides?

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