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Test Description: Game to review California standard based content related to Earthquakes.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) An earthquake's epicenter is ____.
A
any spot along the nearest fault
B
a spot halfway between the focus and the surface
C
the place on the surface directly above the focus
D
the spot below the focus
2) Earthquakes are usually associated with ____.
A
faults
B
violent weather
C
large cities
D
the east coast of North America
3) Which of the following causes earthquakes?
A
Richter scale
B
elastic rebound
C
frictional heating
D
release of heat
4) Major earthquakes are sometimes preceded by smaller earthquakes called ____.
A
aftershocks
B
surface waves
C
foreshocks
D
focus shocks
5) The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 occurred along what fault?
A
the California fault
B
the San Francisco fault
C
the Pacific fault
D
the San Andreas fault
6) Which one of the following statements is true about P waves?
A
They cannot be recorded on a seismograph.
B
They are the most destructive type of seismic wave.
C
They travel only through solids.
D
They travel faster than S waves.
7) A travel-time graph can be used to find the ____.
A
distance to the epicenter of an earthquake
B
strength of an earthquake
C
focus of an earthquake
D
damage caused by an earthquake
8) What instrument records earthquake waves?
A
Richter scale
B
seismogram
C
seismograph
D
barometer
9) The amount of shaking produced by an earthquake at a given location is called the ____.
A
Richter magnitude
B
magnitude
C
intensity
D
epicenter
10) The scale most widely used by scientists for measuring earthquakes is the ____.
A
seismic scale
B
moment magnitude scale
C
Richter scale
D
epicenter magnitude scale
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