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Earthquakes 3
Test Description: Ch 8 Test
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The shock absorber for seismic waves
A
fault
B
focus
C
seismogram
D
mass damper
2) The method used to find an earthquake\'s epicenter
A
graph plotting
B
S-P time method
C
search
D
aftershocks
3) The area where few earthquakes have happened but probably will in the future
A
Seismic gap
B
focus
C
fault
D
gap hypothesis
4) The theory that a major earthquake is likely along a fault where no earthquakes have occured recently
A
seismic gap
B
aftershocks
C
S-P time method
D
gap hypothesis
5) The weaker earthquakes that follow stronger earthquakes
A
aftershocks
B
foreshocks
C
focus
D
mass damper
6) What is the focus?
A
the main area of destruction
B
a crack in the earths crust
C
point on the surface directly above the epicenter
D
point inside the Earth where an earthquake begins
7) What type of fault does a convergent boundary create
A
Normal
B
Reverse
C
Strike-Slip
D
Transform
8) What type of fault does a divergent boundary create?
A
Reverse
B
Strike-Slip
C
Transform
D
Normal
9) What type of fault does a transfrom boundary create?
A
Strike-Slip
B
Big
C
Normal
D
Reverse
10) What is the process of making older structures more earthquake resistant?
A
flipping
B
construction
C
updating
D
retrofitting
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