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Test Description: 11
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The stress force that pulls on the crust and thins rock in the middle is
A
tension
B
uplifting
C
shearing
D
compression
2) The stress force that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks is
A
tension
B
shearing
C
comression
D
uplifting
3) A fault in which the rocks on either side of the fault move sideways past each other is a
A
normal fault
B
reverse fault
C
hanging fault
D
slip-stike fault
4) Compression causes the formation of
A
neither anticlines nor synclines
B
both anticlines and synclines
C
only anticlines
D
only synclines
5) An earthquake occurs along a fault when
A
enough energy builds up in the rock along the fault to cause the rock to break or slip.
B
energy in the rock along the fault does not change for a long period of time.
C
stress in the rock along the fault causes the rock to melt.
D
energy in the rock along the fault is changed to heat.
6) Which scale would a geologist use to estimate the total energy released by an earthquake?
A
Richter scale
B
epicenter scale
C
Modified Mercalli Scale
D
moment magnitude scale
7) When an earthquake occurs, seismic waves travel _________________________.
A
only through the footwall
B
only through the hanging wall
C
outward from the focus
D
inward to the epicenter
8) Where are the areas that are at greatest risk from earthquakes?
A
in the middle of the ocean
B
where land meets water
C
in the center of plates
D
where plates meet
9) A ____________________ is an instrument that records and measures an earthquake's seismic waves.
A
seismograph
B
spring scale
C
triple beam balance
D
seismogram
10) ______________ are siesmic waves that can vibrate from side to side or up and down. They are secondary waves during an earthquake.
A
W waves
B
P waves
C
S waves
D
surface waves
11) ____________ are seismic waves that compress and expand the ground like an accordion. They are the first waves to arrive to the seismograph.
A
surface waves
B
S waves
C
W waves
D
P waves
12) _____________ can make the ground roll like ocean waves.
A
P waves
B
W waves
C
S waves
D
Surface waves
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