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6th Grade Chapter 9 Lesson 1 Quiz Review
Test Description: Earthquakes Quiz Review 9.1
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Plate boundaries tending to move toward one point or approaching each other
A
convergent
B
transform
C
divergent
2) Causes vibrations in the ground that result from movement along breaks in Earth’s lithosphere
A
volcano
B
mantle
C
earthquake
3) Location directly above the focus of an earthquake
A
richter scale
B
magnitude
C
epicenter
4) A break in Earth’s lithosphere where one block of rock moves toward, away from, or past another
A
tectonic
B
crust
C
fault
5) The location where rocks first move along a fault and seismic waves originate
A
richter scale
B
focus
C
epicenter
6) The fastest-moving type of seismic wave; causes particles in the ground to move in a push-pull motion
A
Surface Wave
B
Secondary Wave (S-wave)
C
Primary Wave (P-wave)
7) This wave causes particles in the ground to move side to side and up and down at right angles relative to the direction the wave travels
A
Secondary Wave (S-wave)
B
Primary Wave (P-Wave)
C
Surface Wave
8) Seismic waves travel as vibrations on and in Earth
A
True
B
False
9) This measures and records ground motion and the distance and direction seismic waves travel
A
earthquake barometer
B
seismometer
C
richter scale
10) The most destructive waves that causes particles in the ground to move up and down, similar to ocean waves
A
Primary Waves (P-waves)
B
Surface Waves
C
Secondary Waves (S-waves)
11) This fault occurs at transform boundary locations; two rocks slide past each other
A
Normal
B
Reverse
C
Strike-slip
12) This fault occurs at divergent plate; forces pull two blocks of rock apart. A block of rock moves downward at the fault
A
Normal
B
Strike-slip
C
Reverse
13) This fault occurs at convergent plate boundaries; forces push two blocks of rock together. A block of rock moves up
A
Normal
B
Strike-slip
C
Reverse
14) This scale measures an earthquake's magnitude using the amount of ground motion at a given distance from an earthquake.
A
Earthquake barometer
B
Richter scale
C
Modified Mercalli scale
15) This scale measures the damage done by an earthquake based on descriptions of its effects on people and structures.
A
Richter scale
B
Earthquake barometer
C
Modified Mercalli scale
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