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Earthquakes Vocabulary
Test Description: Earthquake vocabulary # 2
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The point on the the earth's surface directly above the focus
A
Hanging Wall
B
Epicenter
C
Fault
D
Focus
2) A force that acts on rock changing its shape or volume
A
Compression
B
Stress
C
Shearing
D
Tension
3) Strength of ground motion in a given place
A
Magnitude
B
Deformation
C
Seismic Waves
D
Intensity
4) Records the ground movements caused by seismic waves as they move through the Earth
A
Seismic Waves
B
Earthquake
C
Seismograph
D
Magnitude
5) The half of the fault that lies above
A
Hanging Wall
B
Fault
C
Foot Wall
D
Epicenter
6) Most _______________ begin in the lithosphere
A
Earthquakes
B
Plates
C
Activities
7) The Moment Magnitude Scale is a rating system that estimates the total _______________ released by an earthquake.
A
Intensity
B
Energy
C
Surface
D
Size
8) Primary waves are the _______________ waves to arrive.
A
Third
B
First
C
Only
D
Second
9) The Mercalli Scale measures earthquakes according to their _______________
A
Size
B
Looks
C
Location
D
Intensity
10) Surface waves produce the most _______________ ground movements
A
Energetic
B
Severe
C
Slow
D
Fast
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