Write the letter of the correct answer before each number.
_1. Is a break in the earth's crust, and along the break, significant
movement has taken place?
a.
fault
C. epicentre
b.
focus
d. magnitude
2. How will you describe the appearance of a fault?
a. A break on the earth's surface that extends to many
direction
b. A break in the earth's crust, and along the break
C. A line breaks that extends from the earth's surface to
the interior of the earth
3. The point along a fault where movement first occurs.
a.
fault
C. epicenter
b. focus
d. magnitude
4. The point on the earth's surface immediately above the focus.
a fault
C. epicenter
b. focus
d. magnitude
5.It is the measure of the energy released at the focus and the
source of the earthquake.
a. Focus
C. epicentre
b.Intensity
d. magnitude
6. Which of the following illustrations describe the crust that is being
pulled apart in which the overlaying (hanging wall) block moves down
with respect to the foot wall) block).
a.Strike-slip fault
b.Normal fault
c, Thrust fault
d. Reverse fault
Strike-slip fault
Normal fault
Thrust fault
Reverse fault
7.It measures the strength of shaking produced by the earthquake as
observed by people at a certain location.
a. Focus
C. epicentre
b. Intensity
d. magnitude
8. The instrument used to measure earthquake intensity is
a. Modified Mercalli intensity scale
b. Earthquake intensity scale
C. Intensity magnitude scale
d. Richter magnitude scale
9. Which of the following does not describe the earthquake intensity?
a. It measures the strength of shaking produced by the
earthquake at a certain location.
b. Is determined from effects o people, human
structures and the natural environment
c Measures the energy released at the source of the
earthquake
C. It is written in Roman numeral form
10. What happens to the intensity of an earthquake as the distance
from the epicentre increases?
a. increases
C. decreases
b.
the same
d. undetermined
11.It measures the amount of energy released of an earthquake
based on seismograph readings.
a.
Richter scale
c. Mercalli Scale
b. Mohs scale
d. Rossi Forel scale​