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ES - Ch 8
Test Description: ES Ch 8
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1) A fault is
A
a fracture in the Earth where movement has occured
B
a place on Earth where an Earthquake cannot occur
C
another name for an earthquake
D
the place on Earth's surface where structures move during an earthquake
2) When an Earthquake occurs, energy radiates in all direction from its source, which is called
A
seismic center
B
epicenter
C
focus
D
fault
3) Earthquakes are usally associated with
A
large citiies
B
violent weather
C
faults
D
the east coast of North America
4) Which of the following causes earthquakes
A
Richter scale
B
elastic rebound
C
frictional heating
D
release of heat
5) The hypothesis that explains the release of energy during an earthquake is called the
A
moment magnitude hypothesis
B
Richter hypothesis
C
elastic rebound hypothesis
D
vibration hypothesis
6) Most earthquakes are produced by the rapid release of which kind of energy stored in rock subjected to great forces
A
mechanical
B
chemical
C
elastic
D
thermal
7) The adjustments of materials that follow a major earthquake often generate smaller earthquakes called
A
body waves
B
after shocks
C
focus shocks
D
fore shocks
8) Major earthquakes are sometime preceeded by smaller earthquakes called
A
body waves
B
fore shocks
C
after shocks
D
focus shocks
9) The slow continuous movement that occus along some fault zones is referred to as
A
slip
B
fore shock
C
fracture
D
creep
10) The San Francisoc earthquake of 1906 occured along what fault
A
San Francisco
B
Pacific
C
California
D
San Andreas
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