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