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Earthquakes
Test Description: Ch 8 Test
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Most earthquakes occur along the edges of
A
epicenters
B
tectonic plates
C
wave boundaries
D
seismic gaps
2) What kind of deformation leads to earthquakes?
A
plastic deformation
B
elastic deformation
C
shear deformation
D
convergent deformation
3) Which of the following is NOT a fault that leads to an earthquake?
A
reverse fault
B
strike-slip fault
C
normal fault
D
abnormal fault
4) The waves of energy from earthquakes that travel through Earth are called
A
gap waves
B
earthquake waves
C
seismic waves
D
transform waves
5) The epicenter of an earthquake is the point on Earth's surface
A
directly above the earthquake's focus
B
directly below the focus
C
above the seismic gap
D
where the damage is lightest
6) The strength of an earthquake is determined by the
A
amount of damage it causes
B
type of fault on which it occurs
C
gap hypothesis
D
amount of ground motion
7) What scale is used to measure the strength of an earthquake?
A
seismogram
B
gap hypothesis
C
Modified Mercalli Intensity
D
Richter magnitude
8) The intensity of an earthquake is partially determined by the
A
type of fault of which it occurs
B
amount of damage it causes
C
amount of ground motion
D
gap hypothesis
9) A measure of how likely an area is to experience an earthqiake is its
A
earthquake-zone level
B
seismic-gap level
C
Mercalli Intensity level
D
earthquake-hazard level
10) One way to forcast earthquakes in a place is to observe their past
A
strength and intensity
B
strength and frequency
C
magnitude
D
frequency and intensity
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