MATCH IT Worksheet
This printable matching worksheet on the topic of Plate Tectonics & Volcanoes has 15 questions and answers to match. This matching worksheet is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Description
The size of the earthquake
the zone of earthquakes surrounding the Pacific Ocean — about 90% of the world’s earthquakes occur there.
The method of locating the epicenter
fracture in the rocks along which strain is occasionally released as an earthquake
location of an earthquake directly above the hypocenter on the surface of the earth. TRUE FALSE
Instrument for detecting and recording earthquake waves
A scale of numbers used to tell the size of earthquakes.
the study of earthquakes and the structure of the earth, by both naturally and artificially generated seismic waves.
English translation for the tsunami
Place where the largest recorded earthquake in the world and has magnitude 9.5 (Mw)
Number of stations required to locate the epicenter
A measure of the damage caused by an earthquake
A shaking or vibrating movement, for example a small earthquake.
A shaking or trembling of the earth that is volcanic or tectonic in origin
When the earth trembles, this device takes the readings produced by a S
