Nueva Ecija High School
Cabanatuan City Nueva Ecija
ACTIVITY 3 in Earthquake
Name:_______________________________________ Score:______________________
Section:_____________________________________ Date:_______________________
Direction: Supply the missing word to complete the sentence. Choose your answer in the box below.
Earthquake Fault Reverse Seismic Strike – Slip
Normal Focus Ritcher Epicenter Secondary Wave
magnitude intensity Surface Wave Mercalli Primary Wave,
1. The sudden movement of the ground due to movement or breaking or rocks in the fault is known as
_________________________.
2 -4 . There are three (3) types of fault :______________________________, ___________________________
and ______________________________.
5. ________________ is the are where the earthquake starts.
6. the cracks or breaks under the ground is called _________________________.
7. the part that is above the focus is known as ________________________________.
8. The energy released from the sudden movement can reach the upper part of the ground travels through the form
of ______________________waves.
9 – 11. The three types of seismic waves are; ___________________________, _________________________ and
______________________.
12. The measurement of energy of the earthquake refers to the _____________________.
13. The damage caused by the earthquake can be measured by ________________________ such as the trees fall or
the light material houses are fallen.
14. The scale used to measure the intensity of the earthquake is _____________________.
15. The scale used to measure to magnitude of the earthquake is ________________________.
Part II. TYPES OF FAULT
Direction: Draw the different of types of fault.