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Earthquakes
Test Description: Chapter 2.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which waves radiate out FIRST from the epicenter of an earthquake?
A
P waves
B
radio waves
C
S waves
D
tsunamis
2) What is the name of the kind of stress that develops when rock is squeezed until it folds or breaks?
A
rift valley
B
tension
C
compression
D
shearing
3) Which type of fault occurs when the rock on either side of the faultline slip past each other sideways?
A
a strike-slip fault
B
a reverse fault
C
A normal fault
D
a fault-block mountain
4) Geologists use a CREEP METER to measure what?
A
horizontal movement along fault
B
an earthquake's magnitude
C
vertical movement along a fault
D
time lapsed between earthquakes
5) When an earthquake occurs on the ocean floor, the resulting wave is called a:
A
Surface wave
B
S wave
C
tsunami
D
P wave
6) Deformation is best defined as:
A
shaking and trembling that results from movement of rock beneath Earths surface
B
any change in the volume or shape of the Earth's surface
C
an earthquake's violent shaking that turns loose mud into liquid mud
D
an instrument that measures ground movement
7) An earthquake that occurs shortly after a larger earthquake is a(n)
A
Fault
B
anticline
C
Epicenter
D
Aftershock
8) A fold in rock that bends upward into an arch is called a(n)
A
Aftershock
B
Liquefaction
C
Anticline
D
Fault
9) A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart, like in central Africa, is called a(n)
A
Syncline
B
Geologist
C
Rift Valley
D
Fault
10) The seismic waves that travel along Earth's surface and produce the most severe ground movements are called
A
Faultline
B
Rift valley
C
Surface waves
D
liquefaction
11) According to the map, what region of the U.S.would be the safest from the threat of earthquakes?
A
Southern region
B
Western region
12) Which scale is not a scale that scientists use to measure earthquakes?
A
The Mercalli scale
B
The Richter scale
C
basr-isolated scale
13) Geologists cannot yet predict earthquakes because:
A
they have to much data
B
there are too many faults to monitor
C
they cant be sure when and where stress will be released along a fault
D
they need to know where all past earthquakes occured
14) The earthquake' s ____________ is located di.ectly above the focus at the surface of the earth,
A
Aftershock
B
Epicenter
C
Anticline
15) Which region of our country appears to have the GREATEST RISK of an earthquake?
A
Western (pacific coast)
B
Eastern
C
Southern
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