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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
compression
B
uplifting
C
tension
D
shearing
2) The stress force that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks is
A
uplifting
B
tension
C
shearing
D
comression
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
only anticlines
B
neither anticlines nor synclines
C
only synclines
D
both anticlines and synclines
5) An earthquake occurs along a fault when
A
energy in the rock along the fault is changed to heat.
B
stress in the rock along the fault causes the rock to melt.
C
energy in the rock along the fault does not change for a long period of time.
D
enough energy builds up in the rock along the fault to cause the rock to break or slip.
6) Which scale would a geologist use to estimate the total energy released by an earthquake?
A
Modified Mercalli Scale
B
moment magnitude scale
C
Richter scale
D
epicenter scale
7) When an earthquake occurs, seismic waves travel _________________________.
A
only through the hanging wall
B
inward to the epicenter
C
only through the footwall
D
outward from the focus
8) Where are the areas that are at greatest risk from earthquakes?
A
where plates meet
B
in the center of plates
C
where land meets water
D
in the middle of the ocean
9) A ____________________ is an instrument that records and measures an earthquake's seismic waves.
A
seismograph
B
spring scale
C
seismogram
D
triple beam balance
10) ______________ are siesmic waves that can vibrate from side to side or up and down. They are secondary waves during an earthquake.
A
S waves
B
W waves
C
surface waves
D
P 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
P waves
B
S waves
C
W waves
D
surface waves
12) _____________ can make the ground roll like ocean waves.
A
Surface waves
B
W waves
C
P waves
D
S waves
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