1. It is described as the sudden shaking and trembling caused by the sudden released of
energy from the inside of the earth.
a. Fault
Earthquake
b. Friction
d. Volcanic Eruption
2. Earthquakes happen along a fault line. Which of the following is NOT true about faults?
a. It can be found in the land
c. It is where cyclone starts.
b. It is the break in the earth's crust d. None of the above
3. The process that refers to the fast movement between two sides of a fault wherein the
friction is overcome resulting to a sudden movement or shaking of the ground.
a. Stick and shake
c. Stick and vibrate
b. Stick and bend
d. Stick and slip
-4. Earthquakes are common occurrence in Japan, Indonesia and Philippines. Why is this
so?
a. They are located near the equator
b. They are considered archipelagic countries
C. They are found within the Pacific Ring of Fire
d. They are surrounded by seas.
5. What Philippine Agency is concerned in monitoring fault movement?
a. PHIVOLCS b. PAGASA c. DOLE d. DENR
6. Which factor keeps the rocks from slipping past each other?
a. The depth of the rocks
c. The arrangement of rocks
b. The roughness of the rock
d. The bending of the rocks
7. What point along the fault where movements first occur?
a. Epicenter
c. Intensity
b. Focus
d. Magnitude
8. Which of the following is the origin or the center of the earthquakes located underground?
a. Epicenter
c. Focus
b. Fault
d. Fault line
9. The strength of an earthquake perceived and felt by people.
a. Magnitude
c. Fault
b. Epicenter
d. Intensity
10. What do you call the energy released by an earthquake?
a. Magnitude
c. Focus
b. Epicenter
d. Intensity
11. It can be classified as active or inactive.
a. Epicenter
c. Fault
b. Focus
d. Intensity
12. Which of the following faults occurs where the "hanging wall" moves up?
a. Normal Fault b. Reverse Fault c. Strike-Slip Fault d. Stress Fault
13. Which fault is characterized on which the two blocks slide past one another?
a. Normal Fault b. Reverse Fault c. Strike-Slip Fault d. Stress Fault
14. What type of stress causes the formation of mountains?
a. Shear Stress
c. Tension Stress
b. Confining Stress
d. Compression Stress
15. Pangea break off into seven continents, what could be the probable cause of this
event?
a. Shear Stress
c. Tension Stress