EARTHQUAKE JEOPARDY

Parts of an Earthquake

100

What do you call the point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquakes starting point?

Epicenter

200

What is the name for a break in Earth's crust where tectonic plates slide?

Fault

300

The place inside the earth's crust where the earthquakes originates 

Focus

Magnitude

100

What is the measurement of the strength of an earthquake called?

magnitude

200

What is the numerical value for the magnitude

Hindu Arabic

300

This scale assigns a number to quantify the amount of seismic energy released by an earthquake.

Richter magnitude Scale

Intensity

100

What scale is used to measure the intensity of an earthquake?

Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale

200

What is the numerical value for the Intensity

Roman Numeral

300

It describes the severity of an earthquake

Intensity