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1) Vibrations created by rock breaking.
A
Shear
B
Earthquake
C
Fault
D
Stress
2) Rocks break along surfaces called____________.
A
Faults
B
Earthquakes
C
Sheer
D
Stress
3) The force that squeezes rock together.
A
Sheer
B
Stress
C
Compression
D
Tension
4) The force that pulls rock apart
A
Tension
B
Compression
C
Sheer
D
Stress
5) The force that causes plates to move sideways past each other.
A
Compression
B
Stress
C
Tension
D
Sheer
6) The most destructive seismic waves .
A
Primary
B
P-waves
C
Surface Waves
D
S-Waves
7) The first waves to reach a seismograph.
A
P-Waves
B
Secondary
C
S-waves
D
Surface Waves
8) The point in Earth's interior where the energy is released during an earthquake.
A
Epicenter
B
Inner core
C
Focus
D
Outer Core
9) The point on Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake.
A
Epicenter
B
Focus
C
Crust
D
Surface
10) The magnitude of an earthquake is measured by the ________________.
A
Mercalli Scale
B
Moho Discontinuity
C
Richter Scale
D
Chenoweth Scale
11) Seismic Sea Wave
A
Tsunamis
B
S-wave
C
P-Wave
D
Surface Wave
12) The largest layer of the Earth
A
Mantle
B
Outer Core
C
Crust
D
Inner Core
13) A reverse fault happens at convergent boundaries.
A
True
B
False
14) A normal fault happens a transform boundaries
A
False
B
True
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