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Earth Science Earthquakes
Test Description: Earthquakes
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Buildings collapse as soil beneath becomes liquid.
A
liquefaction
B
liquidity
C
liquidation
D
liquids
2) The buildup of stress in Earth's crust can become so great that rocks reach their __________.
A
tectonic force
B
tectonic limit
C
elastic limit
D
elastic force
3) A reverse fault is often located where plates __________.
A
move apart
B
come together
C
slide past one another
D
overturn
4) To locate an earthquake's ___________, scientist use information from at least three seismograph stations.
A
tectonic force
B
epicenter
C
focus
D
elastic limit
5) The San Andreas Fault in California is an example of a __________.
A
normal fault
B
oblique fault
C
reverse fault
D
strike-slip fault
6) __________ do not pass through liquid so they are stopped when they hit the liquid outer core.
A
Secondary waves
B
Surface waves
C
Primary waves
D
Earthquake waves
7) The slowest seismic waves are __________.
A
Ocean waves
B
Secondary waves
C
Surface waves
D
Primary waves
8) The boundary between the upper mantle and the crust is called the __________.
A
Lockard discontinuity
B
Guttenberg discontinuity
C
Erler discontinuity
D
Moho discontinuity
9) Normal faults are created by __________.
A
tension
B
compression
C
torsion
D
drop in air pressure
10) The farther apart primary, secondary, and surface waves arrive, the __________ the epicenter is.
A
weaker
B
farther away
C
stronger
D
closer
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