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Earthquake Characteristics
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1) ________are sudden ground movements caused by the release of energy by rocks
A
Earthquakes
B
Volcanoes
C
Geiger movement
D
Seismic shifting
2) Earthquakes are sudden ground movements caused by the release of energy by rocks. This energy is transmitted by _________.
A
radiation
B
transmission
C
seismic waves
D
conduction
3) The__________ describes how earthquakes are generated. Stresses on both sides of a fault cause strain to build up in rocks, until they can no longer bend elastically. Once the stress is too great, the rocks break, releasing the built
A
rubber band theory
B
earthquake theory
C
plate tectonics
D
elastic rebound theory
4) The initial point where the rocks rupture in the crust is called the _____.
A
epicenter
B
Focus
C
point
D
Bernoulli surface
5) The point on the land surface that is directly above the focus is called the ______.
A
Bernoulli surface
B
epicenter
C
fulcrum
D
focus
6) ______ earthquakes can cause the most damage because the focus is nearer to the surface.
A
Shallow
B
transcontinental
C
oceanic
D
Deep
7) A Surface Wave is . . . .
A
a seismic wave that travels along the surface of a medium and that has a stronger effect near the surface of the medium than
B
the point on the Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's starting point.
C
the location within Earth along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs.
D
a seismic wave that travels through the body of a medium.
8) A measure of the strength of an earthquake is called the _____________.
A
focus
B
magnitude
C
epicenter
D
intensity
9) Undersea earthquakes can cause a sudden drop or rise in the ocean floor creating a __________________.
A
hurricane
B
S wave
C
tsunami
D
P wave
10) Always the first to arrive; seismic wave that causes particles of rock to move in back-and-forth direction
A
P-wave
B
S-wave
C
Bernoulli scale
D
Surface wave
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