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Earthquakes & Volcanoes
Test Description: Ch 11
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) When rocks change shape by breaking, ___ form.
A
plate boundaries
B
faults
C
epicenters
D
volcanoes
2) The ___ is the point deep inside Earth where an earthquake occurs.
A
epicenter
B
seismic wave
C
magnitude
D
focus
3) The Richter scale measures the ___ of an earthquake.
A
magnitude
B
focus
C
intensity
D
epicenter
4) Seismic waves are recorded using an instrument called a ___.
A
Richter Scale
B
tephra
C
seismograph
D
Mercalli Scale
5) Seismic sea waves, called ___, can cause huge waves at the shoreline.
A
ocean earthquakes
B
seismic waves
C
intensity waves
D
tsunamis
6) Magma flowing onto Earth's surface is called ___.
A
craters
B
vents
C
tephra
D
lava
7) As plates separate, long cracks called ___ form between them.
A
rifts
B
fissures
C
boundaries
D
ridges
8) Large bodies of magma called ___ may be responsible for forming the Hawaiian islands.
A
tephras
B
conduction currents
C
rings of fire
D
hot spots
9) the slowest and largest seismic waves
A
primary waves
B
surface waves
C
secondary waves
10) the fastest seismic waves, which travel through rock material and cause the rock to move back and forth in the same direction as the waves
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