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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
epicenters
B
volcanoes
C
plate boundaries
D
faults
2) The ___ is the point deep inside Earth where an earthquake occurs.
A
seismic wave
B
magnitude
C
focus
D
epicenter
3) The Richter scale measures the ___ of an earthquake.
A
epicenter
B
magnitude
C
focus
D
intensity
4) Seismic waves are recorded using an instrument called a ___.
A
tephra
B
Richter Scale
C
Mercalli Scale
D
seismograph
5) Seismic sea waves, called ___, can cause huge waves at the shoreline.
A
seismic waves
B
ocean earthquakes
C
intensity waves
D
tsunamis
6) Magma flowing onto Earth's surface is called ___.
A
craters
B
tephra
C
vents
D
lava
7) As plates separate, long cracks called ___ form between them.
A
ridges
B
fissures
C
rifts
D
boundaries
8) Large bodies of magma called ___ may be responsible for forming the Hawaiian islands.
A
conduction currents
B
hot spots
C
tephras
D
rings of fire
9) the slowest and largest seismic waves
A
secondary waves
B
surface waves
C
primary 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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