stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
Earthquakes in New Zealand Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
Earthquakes in New Zealand
Earthquakes in New Zealand
10 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
562 plays
Imported from external platform
Flashcards
10 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
10
Answers
1
Which New Zealand earthquake has claimed the most lives?
Wellington
Napier
Christchurch
Edgecumbe
2
The point where an earthquake originates from is called the:
scarp
focus
faultline
epicentre
3
New Zealand is located on the boundary of the Indo-Australian and _________________ plates
Eurasian
African
Antartic
Pacific
4
What year did the Napier Earthquake occur in?
1941
1921
1931
1951
5
What is a crack or weakness in the earth's crust called?
Mountain
Faultline
River
crack
6
The shaking of an earthquake is caused when stress is released - producing ___________ waves
surf
shock
sound
seismic
7
Earthquakes almost always occur along plate boundaries - true or false?
False
True
8
The earth's crust is split into _______________________?
tectonic plates
countries
oceans
continents
9
Tectonic plates can move.....
all of the above
alongside each other
Away from each other
under each other
10
What is the center of the earth called?
core
crust
mantle
tectonic plates
