2. Severe injuries in people caused by collapsed infrastructure, falling debris, and flash
floods during an earthquake may cause
A. death of people B. burning of house C. liquefaction of soil D. deformation of grounds
3. Which of the following may result from broken gas pipes and contact of live wires during
an earthquake?
A. building fire B. tsunami wave C. rock landslide D. environmental pollution
4. Which of the following best describes a landslide?
A. Loose rocks and soil slide down the mountain. B. Giant waves reach the shorelines. C.
Parts of the ground open up. D. Ground softens.
5. Among the harmful effects of earthquake, which one below should be the priority?
A. loss of lives B. formation of land C. burning of houses D. destruction of infrastructure
Directions: Draw a happy face () if the statement is True and a sad face () if it is False.
Use a separate sheet of paper for your answers.
1. The sudden movement of the earth's crust is called an earthquake.
2. Magnitude is the total amount of energy released by the sudden tectonic movement.
3. The actual damage brought about by the earthquake is called tsunami.
4. Seismograph is used to determine the intensity of an earthquake.
5. Seismograph is the instrument used to record the magnitude of an earthquake.
hat is an earthquake? Earthquakes are vibrations or tremors produced in the earth's
ter layer or crust. An earthquake can be tectonic or volcanic. A tectonic earthquake
curs when parts of the earth's crust break and the rocks along a fault slide close to each​