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What Are Earthquakes?
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1) Which of the following is a types of body wave?
A
reverse wave
B
shear wave
C
surface wave
D
transform wave
2) Most earthquakes happen at the edges of
A
earthquake zones.
B
shear waves.
C
tectonic plates.
D
elastic deformations.
3) A break in Earth's crust along which blocks of crust slide relative to one another is
A
a fault.
B
a plate.
C
an earthquake.
D
a deformation.
4) Which of the following is NOT a type of plate motion?
A
rebound motion
B
divergent motion
C
transform motion
D
convergent motion
5) The branch of Earth science devoted to studying earthquakes
A
biology
B
seismology
C
ecology
D
chemistry
6) Waves of energy that travel through Earth away from an earthquake in all directions
A
seismic waves
B
P waves
C
S waves
7) The sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape
A
elastic rebound
B
seismic waves
C
deformation
8) The bending, tilting, and breaking of Earth's crust; the change in the shape of rock in response to stress
A
elastic rebound
B
seismology
C
deformation
9) Seismic waves that cause particles of rock to move in a back-and-forth motion
A
S waves
B
P waves
10) Seismic waves that cause particles of rock to move in a side-to-side motion
A
S waves
B
P waves
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