Think you can earn yourself a ground-shaking, earth-shattering score on this quiz?
Question 1/12
haruth.com
What can cause an earthquake?
Powerful movements of rocks in the Earth's crust
Large animals in a stampede
Ocean currents
Question 2/12
legoengineering.com
What is the name of the tool used to measure an earthquake's magnitude?
Compass
Seismometer
Barometer
Question 3/12
exponent.com
When breaks in the earth's crust release energy, they move in the form of ____.
Zig zag patterns
Waves
Point forces
Question 4/12
i-fink.com
Take a guess! The National Earthquake Information Center records an average of ____ earthquakes every year around the world.
500
7,000
20,000
Question 5/12
wilderspin.net
Where do almost 80% of all the world's earthquakes occur?
Southeast Asia
In the Northern Hemisphere
Along the rim of the Pacific Ocean
Question 6/12
alan.com
What can an undersea earthquake trigger?
Typhoon
Tropical Storm
Tsunami
Question 7/12
wilderspin.net
Which U.S. state is the most earthquake-prone state?
Hawaii
California
Alaska
Question 8/12
torbenespersen.dk
How many moving plates are on the earth's surface? (The pressure increase from these shifting plates cause breaks that result in earthquakes.)
7
20
28
Question 9/12
survivethat.com
True or False: Earthquakes on one side of the earth can shake the other side.
True
False
This has never been investigated scientifically.
Question 10/12
thetruthdenied.com
True or False: Oil extraction from the earth can cause major earthquakes of high magnitude.
True
False
This has never been investigated scientifically.
Question 11/12
org.nz
The largest earthquake that ever occurred was a magnitude 9.5 in which country?
Japan
Thailand
Chile
Question 12/12
offthegridnews.com
The deadliest earthquake that ever occurred killed an estimated 830,000 people in what country?
Argentina
Bali
China
Get it? Not your FAULT, as in a fault line - or crack - in the earth, sometimes caused by an earthquake? If you don't understand the joke, it's time to read up more on what makes the earth tremor!
C+, It's Not Your 'Fault!'
causecast.com
Right!
You've got a pretty good handle on what's happening when you feel the ground shaking underneath you! Study up a bit more and you'll be an expert in no time.
B+, Earthquake Novice
com.au
Right!
You get excited whenever you feel the Earth rumbling beneath your feet, don't you? Congratulations on a 'groundbreaking' quiz score!
A+, Earthquake Expert
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Right!
1
What can cause an earthquake?
Powerful movements of rocks in the Earth's crust
Large animals in a stampede
Ocean currents
2
What is the name of the tool used to measure an earthquake's magnitude?
Compass
Seismometer
Barometer
3
When breaks in the earth's crust release energy, they move in the form of ____.
Zig zag patterns
Waves
Point forces
4
Take a guess! The National Earthquake Information Center records an average of ____ earthquakes every year around the world.
500
7,000
20,000
5
Where do almost 80% of all the world's earthquakes occur?
Southeast Asia
In the Northern Hemisphere
Along the rim of the Pacific Ocean
6
What can an undersea earthquake trigger?
Typhoon
Tropical Storm
Tsunami
7
Which U.S. state is the most earthquake-prone state?
Hawaii
California
Alaska
8
How many moving plates are on the earth's surface? (The pressure increase from these shifting plates cause breaks that result in earthquakes.)
7
20
28
9
True or False: Earthquakes on one side of the earth can shake the other side.
True
False
This has never been investigated scientifically.
10
True or False: Oil extraction from the earth can cause major earthquakes of high magnitude.
True
False
This has never been investigated scientifically.
11
The largest earthquake that ever occurred was a magnitude 9.5 in which country?
Japan
Thailand
Chile
12
The deadliest earthquake that ever occurred killed an estimated 830,000 people in what country?
Argentina
Bali
China
