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Test Description: Earthquake chapter review
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Any change in the volume or shape of Earth\'s crust is called...
A
earthquake
B
faulting
C
folding
D
deformation
2) Which type of seismic wave arrives at a seismograph first?
A
P waves
B
surface waves
C
tsunami
D
S waves
3) A break in the crust where slabs slip past each other is...
A
a hanging wall
B
a fault
C
an epicenter
D
a fold
4) The point beneath the Earth\'s surface where the crust breaks and triggers earthquakes is called...
A
focus
B
fault
C
seismic wave
D
epicenter
5) The type of stress that pushes masses of rock sideways in opposite directions
A
compression
B
shearing
C
tension
D
normal
6) Fault-block mountains are produced by which type of fault?
A
strike-slip
B
reverse
C
tension
D
normal
7) This type of stress occurs at converging plates
A
shearing
B
strike-slip
C
tension
D
compression
8) An instrument used to measure and record ground movements during an earthquake is called...
A
magnitude
B
Moment Magnitude Scale
C
seismograph
D
Richter Scale
9) Which type of waves are the slowest but create the most damage?
A
surface waves
B
P waves
C
tsunami waves
D
S waves
10) The scale which uses a rating system that estimates the total energy released by an earthquake
A
Moment Magnitude Scale
B
Seismographic Scale
C
Richter Scale
D
Mercalli Scale
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