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Earthquakes 2
Test Description: Ch 8 Test
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which of the following is NOT a kind of technology used to construct earthquake resistant buildings?
A
cross brace
B
base insolator
C
tectonic plates
D
mass damper
2) If you are in a car on the open road when an earthquake occurs, you should
A
drive away from the area
B
stop the care and seek shelter in a ditch
C
drive slowly to the nearest overpass
D
stop the car and stay inside
3) What type of wave is also know as secondary or shear?
A
deformation
B
ground wave
C
S wave
D
P wave
4) What is the beginning point of an earthquake?
A
ground zero
B
epicenter
C
focus
D
fault
5) The branch of science that studies earthquakes is called
A
seismology
B
earthquakeology
C
seismograph
D
geology
6) The change in the shape of rock in respoinse to stress
A
folding
B
plastic
C
elastic rebound
D
deformation
7) Which type of wave always arrives first
A
P wave
B
S wave
C
ground wave
D
tseunami
8) The snapping back of deformed rock to its previous shape is called
A
deformation
B
folding
C
elastic rebound
D
plastic
9) The tracing of an earthquakes motion is called
A
seismology
B
seismograph
C
tracing earthquakes
D
seismogram
10) The instrument that records the seismic waves
A
earthquake recorder
B
seismogram
C
seismograph
D
seismology
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