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Earthquakes
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1
Tectonic plates move because...
The Pacific Plate is too heavy
They float over earthquakes which are moving
They are grooving to the beat of unheard forces
They float on the mantle which is moving
2
The most liquid part of the earth is:
the crust
the mantle
the inner core
the outer core
3
Hamilton is unlikely to get earthquakes because...
Christchurch will get them for us
The Pacific Plate is subducting under us
We are on the Australian Plate
We are a long way away from plate boundaries
4
This kind of movement of plates is:
collision
uplift
oceanic ridge
subduction
5
The name of the large fault that runs down the South Island is
The Earthquake Fault
The Really Big Long Fault
The Alpine Fault
It's All Your Fault!
6
This diagram shows you DEEP earthquakes in NZ. This means today's earthquake was...
Small magnitude
Shallow
Not a problem
Very deep
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The earthquakes you feel after a "Big One" are called...
Aftershocks
Earthquakes
Tremors
Scary
8
Christchurch did not get tsunami because...
Christchurch is on land
The earthquake was not centred under the sea
The earthquake was not big enough
Tsunamis only happen in Japan
9
the epicentre of an earthquake is found:
In the mantle
at the surface of the earth above where the rocks break
where the rocks break
at the focus
10
If tectonic plates move at a rate of 5cm a year. How far would they move in 100 years?
50km
5km
500cm
5m
11
This earthquake was larger than Christchurch but less people died because...
It hit in areas where few people live
It wasn't centered at Christchurch
It was only 15km deep
Everyone was asleep at the time
12
Hamilton felt this earthquake because
7.5 is a really really big earthquake
Culverden is really close to Hamilton
It was only at a depth of 15km
Hamilton is a great place to live
13
New Zealand is on the boundary of two tectonic plates. They are:
Antarctic and Pacific
Atlantic and Pacific
Australian and Pacific
Indian and Australian
14
A fault is:
Where two plates move relative to each other
where volcanoes occur
Where two plates have cookies on them
450 km long
15
Disturbances that travel out from the focus of an earthquake are called:
seismic waves
tsunami waves
grainwaves
shaking
