Earthquake MCQs Quiz Multiple Choice Questions & Answers

1. Windows may rattle and people may feel tremor at scale of

1. 3
2. 4
3. 5
4. 2

2. Poorly built buildings may collapse at a scale of

1. 5
2. 6
3. 7
4. 8 to 10

3. Mercalli indices of VI or lower measure the effects of an earthquake on

1. dogs
2. horses
3. people
4. buildings

4. Mercalli indices of VII or higher measure the effects of an earthquake on

1. dogs
2. horses
3. people
4. buildings

5. Tremors that have occurred in Earths crust are known as

1. Earthquakes
2. Volcanic eruptions
3. Bed eruptions
4. Volcano-Earth Quake

6. Approximate range of earthquakes that occur each year is

1. hundreds
2. thousands
3. millions
4. billions

7. Earthquakes occur when there is a sudden release of stored up energy in Earths

1. inner core
2. outer core
3. upper mantle
4. lower crust

8. Richter scale is a

1. logarithmic scale
2. calculus scale
3. volumetric scale
4. area to vibration ratio scale

9. Vibrations radiate from focus in all direction as

1. Longitudinal waves
2. Transverse waves
3. Seismic waves
4. Typanic waves

10. Which of the following classes represent earthquakes with magnitudes between 4 and 4.9?

1. moderate
2. great
3. strong
4. light

11. Which of the following classes represent earthquakes with magnitudes between 6 and 6.9?

1. moderate
2. great
3. strong
4. light

12. Point at which earthquake takes place is known as

1. origin
2. epicenter
3. principal
4. focus

13. Earthquakes are produced during:

1. plastic failure within the mantle
2. brittle failure during faulting
3. mushrooming during folding
4. none of the above

14. Earthquakes occur most frequently at

1. plate surface
2. plate boundaries
3. plate vacuum
4. ocean beds

15. Instrument used to measure earthquake is known as

1. quake meter
2. quake graph
3. seismograph
4. typanicgraph

16. A seismograph is a device used to

1. sound an alarm
2. prevent earthquakes from occurring
3. record the vibrations produced during an earthquake
4. calm the seismologist during an earthquake

17. Magnitude of earthquake indicates amount of

1. vibrations per second
2. vibrations per minute
3. oscillations
4. energy released