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Test Description: Earthquake review
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1) the ___________ is the point undreground where an earthquake begins.
A
seismic wave
B
center
C
epicenter
D
focus
2) The seismic waves that arrive first are called___________.
A
secondary waves
B
primary waves
C
tertiary waves
D
surface waves
3) A normal fault occurs when the blocks of rock ______
A
collide
B
pull apart
C
push together
D
scrape past one another
4) A strike slip fault occurs when the blocks of rock
A
collide
B
push together
C
pull apart
D
scrape past one another
5) The seismic wave that causes the most amount of damage is the ______waves
A
primary
B
secondary
C
surface
D
tertiary
6) A _____________ is used to measure ground movement in an earthquake.
A
Richter Scale
B
seismograph
C
anemometer
D
triple beam balance
7) ________________ provides cushion for tall building when an earthquake strikes
A
shear wall
B
cross braces
C
shear core
D
base isolators
8) A __________ occurs when the blocks of rock at a fault moves together and push up.
A
normal fault
B
divergent fault
C
strike slip fault
D
reverse fault
9) Most earthquakes occur along___________
A
coastlines
B
islands
C
oceans
D
plate boundaries
10) An ______________ is a smaller earthquake that takes place after the larger one.
A
aftershock
B
liquefaction
C
pyroclastic
D
epicenter
11) ________________ occurs when the soil acts as a liquid during an earthquake.
A
aftershock
B
tsunami
C
liquefaction
D
fault
12) _____________________ are criss cross braces are sued to strengthen a structure to make it earthquake resistant.
A
shear core
B
cross braces
C
base isolators
D
moat
13) ___________________________ is a scale used to find the magnitude of the quake.
A
Richter Scale
B
epicenter
C
Fujita scale
D
seismometer
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