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Test Description: Earthquake review
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1) the ___________ is the point undreground where an earthquake begins.
A
center
B
epicenter
C
seismic wave
D
focus
2) The seismic waves that arrive first are called___________.
A
surface waves
B
tertiary waves
C
secondary waves
D
primary waves
3) A normal fault occurs when the blocks of rock ______
A
scrape past one another
B
pull apart
C
push together
D
collide
4) A strike slip fault occurs when the blocks of rock
A
scrape past one another
B
pull apart
C
collide
D
push together
5) The seismic wave that causes the most amount of damage is the ______waves
A
tertiary
B
secondary
C
primary
D
surface
6) A _____________ is used to measure ground movement in an earthquake.
A
seismograph
B
Richter Scale
C
triple beam balance
D
anemometer
7) ________________ provides cushion for tall building when an earthquake strikes
A
base isolators
B
shear wall
C
shear core
D
cross braces
8) A __________ occurs when the blocks of rock at a fault moves together and push up.
A
strike slip fault
B
reverse fault
C
divergent fault
D
normal fault
9) Most earthquakes occur along___________
A
oceans
B
plate boundaries
C
coastlines
D
islands
10) An ______________ is a smaller earthquake that takes place after the larger one.
A
pyroclastic
B
liquefaction
C
epicenter
D
aftershock
11) ________________ occurs when the soil acts as a liquid during an earthquake.
A
liquefaction
B
fault
C
tsunami
D
aftershock
12) _____________________ are criss cross braces are sued to strengthen a structure to make it earthquake resistant.
A
cross braces
B
base isolators
C
moat
D
shear core
13) ___________________________ is a scale used to find the magnitude of the quake.
A
Richter Scale
B
epicenter
C
Fujita scale
D
seismometer
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