Animal behaviour can help scientists predict an earthquake? [Maybe]a. False b. Maybe c. True
Which country is most prone to earthquakes? [Japan]
a. China b. Indonesia c. New Zealand d. Japan e. USA
What is the scientific study of earthquakes called? [Seismology]
In December 2013 the celebrations of Seattle Seahawk fans at a football game in Seattle registered as an earthquake. [True]
True or False.
What was the largest earthquake ever recorded in Victoria? (Mystery)
a) a 9.1 in 122 BC
b) a 7.3 in 1946
c) a 3.2 in 1992
d) a 5.7 in 2012
Answer: b)
What are some things you should include in an earthquake kit? (Be Prepared)
a) your deceased pet’s food and a microwave
b) Trading cards and your piano book
c) A flat-screen TV and a treadmill
d) dry food and a cellphone
Answer: d)
A megathrust earthquake is a mega earthquake that occurs in a subduction zone, an area where one of the world’s tectonic plates is on top of another. T or F? (Mystery)
Answer: True
If an earthquake is happening, staying in a greenhouse is the best place to stay because the glass will take the impact of the earthquake. (Stay Safe)
T or F
Answer: False
What tectonic plate is Victoria and Vancouver Island on?
a) Vancouver Island Plate
b) North American Plate
c) Juan de Fuca plate
d) Victorian Plate
Answer: c)
How many earthquakes are there approx. in a year?
a) 3 million
b) 20 mill.
c) 150,000
d) 500,000
Answer: a)
Which of these should you NOT do in an earthquake?
A: Drop, cover and hold
B: Panic
C: Hide under a doorframe
How many tectonic fault lines is Victoria British Columbia on top of?
A: 3
B: 65
C: 21
Which of the following country's has had one of the biggest recorded earthquakes in history?
A: Ukraine
B: Latvia
C: California
Which of the following should you do after an earthquake?
A: Resort to cannibalism
B: Survive off of your earthquake kit's rations
C: Eat your house pet
True or false, are earthquakes real?
In Greek mythology who is the god of earthquakes? [Poseidon]
What year was the last major earthquake in Japan? [2011]
a. 1999
b. 2004
c. 2011
d.1900
The area where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur in the basin of the Pacific Ocean is known as:
a. The Pacific Bath?
b. The Pacific Ring of Water
c. The Pacific Ring of Fire
d. The Pacific Ring of Earth
Answer: [c]
How many people died in the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake?
a. 200
b. 230.000
c. 20,000
d.10,000
Answer: [b]
All the fatalities in the 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake were caused by a tsunami.
True or False
Answer: [True]
If you feel the ground shaking and you are by the ocean, what should you do?
Answer: Go to higher ground asap in case a tsunami follows the earthquake
About 90% of the world's earthquakes occur along the Pacific Ring Of Fire?
True or False?
Answer: [True]
Where's the best place to go if you are outside in an earthquake?
a. under an overhang
b. an open space
c. under a tree
d. indoors
Answer: b
Where's the best place to go if you are indoors in an earthquake?
a. on the stairs
b. under a door frame
c. by a window
d. under a table
Answer: d
Which of the following food items should you NOT put in your earthquake supplies kit?
a. dried beef jerkey
b. canned beans
c. bread
d. energy bar
Answer: c
How many litres of water per person per day should you have in your earthquake kit?
a. half a litre
b. 3 litres
c. at least 10 litres
d. at least 2 litres
Answer: d
My family and I are well prepared for an earthquake.
True or False
Answer: Depends on every family
Which country is most prone to earthquakes? [Japan]
a. China b. Indonesia c. New Zealand d. Japan e. USA
What is the scientific study of earthquakes called? [Seismology]
In December 2013 the celebrations of Seattle Seahawk fans at a football game in Seattle registered as an earthquake. [True]
True or False.
What was the largest earthquake ever recorded in Victoria? (Mystery)
a) a 9.1 in 122 BC
b) a 7.3 in 1946
c) a 3.2 in 1992
d) a 5.7 in 2012
Answer: b)
What are some things you should include in an earthquake kit? (Be Prepared)
a) your deceased pet’s food and a microwave
b) Trading cards and your piano book
c) A flat-screen TV and a treadmill
d) dry food and a cellphone
Answer: d)
A megathrust earthquake is a mega earthquake that occurs in a subduction zone, an area where one of the world’s tectonic plates is on top of another. T or F? (Mystery)
Answer: True
If an earthquake is happening, staying in a greenhouse is the best place to stay because the glass will take the impact of the earthquake. (Stay Safe)
T or F
Answer: False
What tectonic plate is Victoria and Vancouver Island on?
a) Vancouver Island Plate
b) North American Plate
c) Juan de Fuca plate
d) Victorian Plate
Answer: c)
How many earthquakes are there approx. in a year?
a) 3 million
b) 20 mill.
c) 150,000
d) 500,000
Answer: a)
Which of these should you NOT do in an earthquake?
A: Drop, cover and hold
B: Panic
C: Hide under a doorframe
How many tectonic fault lines is Victoria British Columbia on top of?
A: 3
B: 65
C: 21
Which of the following country's has had one of the biggest recorded earthquakes in history?
A: Ukraine
B: Latvia
C: California
Which of the following should you do after an earthquake?
A: Resort to cannibalism
B: Survive off of your earthquake kit's rations
C: Eat your house pet
True or false, are earthquakes real?
In Greek mythology who is the god of earthquakes? [Poseidon]
What year was the last major earthquake in Japan? [2011]
a. 1999
b. 2004
c. 2011
d.1900
The area where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur in the basin of the Pacific Ocean is known as:
a. The Pacific Bath?
b. The Pacific Ring of Water
c. The Pacific Ring of Fire
d. The Pacific Ring of Earth
Answer: [c]
How many people died in the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake?
a. 200
b. 230.000
c. 20,000
d.10,000
Answer: [b]
All the fatalities in the 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake were caused by a tsunami.
True or False
Answer: [True]
If you feel the ground shaking and you are by the ocean, what should you do?
Answer: Go to higher ground asap in case a tsunami follows the earthquake
About 90% of the world's earthquakes occur along the Pacific Ring Of Fire?
True or False?
Answer: [True]
Where's the best place to go if you are outside in an earthquake?
a. under an overhang
b. an open space
c. under a tree
d. indoors
Answer: b
Where's the best place to go if you are indoors in an earthquake?
a. on the stairs
b. under a door frame
c. by a window
d. under a table
Answer: d
Which of the following food items should you NOT put in your earthquake supplies kit?
a. dried beef jerkey
b. canned beans
c. bread
d. energy bar
Answer: c
How many litres of water per person per day should you have in your earthquake kit?
a. half a litre
b. 3 litres
c. at least 10 litres
d. at least 2 litres
Answer: d
My family and I are well prepared for an earthquake.
True or False
Answer: Depends on every family