Earth Quiz
Choose the radio button in front of the correct answer
1. An earthquake is formed when
A meteor strikes the earth
Huge blocks or rocks along a fault sometimes have a sudden movement and assume a new position.
A hurricane or other weather disturbance occurs.
2. A fault is
A huge boulder
A crack in the earth
A tidal wave caused by an earthquake
3. Which of these is not an area where earthquakes regularly occur.
Antarctica
Along the Mediterranean
In a circle around the Pacific Ocean
4. A tsunami is
An earthquake that occurs under water
An instrument that measures how severe an earthquake is
5. A seismograph is
A tidal wave