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