Q.1
The cause of an earthquake is ...
  • hot magma from the mantle moving upwards through the crust
  • water exploding because of the heat deep in the Earth's crust
  • shrinkage of the Earth
  • the release of strain that has built up in rocks at a plate boundary
Q.2
Where do earthquakes mainly occur?
  • At the boundaries between plates
  • At the centre of plates
  • Under the sea
  • At the North and South Poles
Q.3
On the following list, where is the deepest earthquake likely to occur?
  • In the UK
  • Somewhere along the San Andreas fault
  • The west coast of Peru
  • Impossible to say, the depth of an earthquake is random
Q.4
The point on the surface of the Earth, directly above where the earthquake originates is known as the ...
  • epicure
  • epicentre
  • epidermis
  • epipotamus
Q.5
Which of the following is not a reason why there is greater loss of life in a LEDC than a MEDC from an earthquake measuring 8 on the Richter scale?
  • The rescue services are less well equipped
  • Communications are better
  • Water supplies are cut
  • Buildings are weaker
Q.6
The movement of the Earth's plates past one-another is ...
  • smooth
  • completely predictable
  • jerky
  • not known
Q.7
Which one of the following explains why we have small earthquakes in Britain?
  • They are caused by small movements of old faults in the rocks
  • Britain is directly on a destructive plate boundary
  • There is a conservative plate boundary that runs from north to south down the middle of Britain
  • Britain is an island
Q.8
When compared with a LEDC, during a large earthquake, the buildings in a city of a MEDC ...
  • will all collapse
  • will burst into flame
  • are less likely to be damaged
  • are more likely to suffer damage
Q.9
Which of the following is a secondary effect of an earthquake?
  • Ground shaking
  • Ground rupture
  • A tsunami
  • All of the above
Q.10
Japan suffers from large earthquakes because ...
  • it is a small country
  • it is made up from several islands
  • it is split down the middle by a constructive plate boundary
  • it is right next to a destructive plate boundary
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