5. Epicenter is ____________________.

A. located below the earth’s surface where shaking started.

B. the crack on the earth’s surface causing the occurrence of

earthquakes.

C. where the shaking is great causing more damages than other areas.

D. the shaking of earth’s surface.

6. It is the so called “intensity” of an earthquake.

A. It is a number (written as a Roman numeral) describing the severity

of an earthquake in terms of its effects on the earth's surface.

B. It is expressed in Roman numeral describing the energy of an

earthquake.

C. The device used to measure the energy released by an earthquake.

D. The length of the quake.

7. What will most be anticipated to occur every moment a fault slips?

A. There will be no movement in the slightest degree.

B. The rocks are held together.

C. The rocks will swiftly slip and can create an earthquake.

D. There will be moving immediately.

8. A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck the province of Masbate in the Bicol

Region at 8.03 a.m. local time on 18 August. Magnitude 6.6 is a

___________.

A. minor earthquake. C. moderate earthquake.

B. light earthquake. D. strong earthquake.

9. Scientists use alternative ways to seek out out if a fault is active. Which

one isn't included?

A. Scientists checked the country’s account.

B. Scientists observed the environment.

C. Scientists created a fault model

D. Scientists studied the past and present vibrations.

10. Which statement of magnitude and intensity is correct?

A. Intensity and magnitude are the same in measurement.

B. Intensities are expressed in Hindu (in numbers) while magnitude

expressed in Roman numerals.

C. Intensity is the energy released by an earthquake while magnitude

tells us how much reached area was shaken.

D. Intensity tells us how much reached area was shaken while

magnitude describes the total amount of energy released by an
earthquake.​