Earthquakes

True or False

100

Earthquakes begin at place deep underground called the focus.

True

200

Few earthquakes occur in the Ring Of Fire.

False

300

Earthquakes are not very powerful or destructive.

False.

400

Most faults occur where the edges of 4 plates meet.

False.

500

Where the Earth's plates meet, earthquakes are most likely to occur.

True.

Vocabulary

100

huge powerful wave of water created when an earthquake strikes the bottom of the ocean

tsunami

200

scientists who study earthquakes

seismologists

300

amount of damage an earthquake causes

magnitude

400

describes the power of an earthquake using a set of numbers

Richter scale

500

smaller quake that follows a big earthquake

aftershock

Last question

100

What is the Ring of Fire?

A chain of volcanoes that surrounds the Pacific Ocean. This is where plates collide, so volcanoes form.

Exit Ticket

400

What is the difference between an earthquake that measures 2 or 3 on the Richter scare and an earthquake that measures 8 or 9 on the Richter scale?

An earthquake that measures a magnitude of 2 or 3 on the Richter scale doesn't do much damage and you can hardly feel it. A 8 or 9 causes much damage to people's houses, towns, and cities.