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Earthquakes
Test Description: MS 8.4b; describe the cause and effect relationship between the composition of and movement within the Earth's lithosphere.
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1) Earthquake waves are called...
A
wave amplitudes
B
seismic waves
C
convergent waves
D
divergent waves
2) Tsunamis are caused by
A
fissure eruptions
B
hot spots
C
earthquake motion on the ocean floor
D
pyroclastic flows
3) Which statement is true of P-waves?
A
They vibrate at 90 degrees to the wave motion.
B
They travel the fastest through rock.
C
They are the most damaging.
D
They are the last to reach the epicenter.
4) The Richter Scale is based on measurement of the ___of seismic wave
A
amplitude
B
speed
C
intensity
D
frequency
5) Scientist have observed that the plates move at a rate ranging from 1cm to 12cm per ___.
A
decade
B
day
C
year
D
century
6) The best way to detect transform faults is by the ___ they cause.
A
volcanic eruptions
B
earthquakes
C
convection
D
subduction
7) Which of the following would most likely have the youngest rock?
A
A slickenside.
B
Mid-ocean ridges.
C
Mountains formed by the collision of continental plates, such as the Himalayan mountain range.
D
Mountains form by the collision of oceanic plates and continental plates, such as the Andes mountain range.
8) Seismic waves start underground at the earthquakes ____.
A
subduction zone
B
focus
C
epicenter
D
seismograph
9) San Francisco has experienced several earthquakes because the ___ Fault passes right through the city.
A
San Andreas
B
New Madrid
C
San Francisco
D
California
10) A ___ is an instrument that records and measures seismic waves.
A
seismograph
B
Richter scale
C
seismologist
D
polygraph
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