Understanding Earthquakes: A Comprehensive Worksheet for 12-Year-Olds

Instructions

Read the questions carefully and write your answers in the spaces provided. Take your time to think about each response!

1. What is an earthquake?

2. What causes earthquakes? List at least two factors.

3. What is the difference between the epicenter and the focus of an earthquake?

4. Describe an earthquake's impact on the environment. Give at least one example.

5. Identify and explain three safety measures you should take during an earthquake.

1. First Measure:
2. Second Measure:
3. Third Measure:

6. Draw and label a diagram of seismic waves and their types (P-waves and S-waves).

7. Which countries are most affected by earthquakes? Name two and explain why.

8. Write a brief paragraph about an earthquake that you have learned about, including its magnitude and effects.