Earthquakes

5. Plenary: Quick quiz

Required Resources

• Slide 15

Delivery

• Use the questions below to recap on the topic of earthquakes. Students may either write the answers to the questions down, or answer them orally for expediency.
  • a) What two types of plate form the Earth's crust?
  • b) What is the name of the point where two plates meet?
  • c) What three types can plate margins be divided into?
  • d) What is the name of the point on the Earth's surface immediately above an earthquake's focus?
  • e) What scale do we use to measure the strength of an earthquake?
  • f) What apparatus do we use to measure the strength of an earthquake? g) Is it possible to predict when and where an earthquake will occur?
  • h) Name three primary impacts of an earthquake.
  • i) Name five factors affecting the impact of an earthquake.