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Earthquake Vocabulary
Test Description: Use this to review the vocabulary for the earthquake section.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) A force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume is called
A
Shearing
B
Tension
C
Compression
D
Stress
2) Stress that stretches a rock so it becomes thinner is called
A
Tension
B
Shearing
C
Compression
D
Divergent Boundary
3) Stress that squeezes a rock until it bends or breaks is called
A
Tension
B
Compression
C
Shearing
D
Convergent boundary
4) Stress that pushes a rock in two opposite directions until it bends or breaks is called
A
Compression
B
Shearing
C
Tension
D
Transform boundary
5) A break in the rock of earth's crust or mantle is called a
A
Plate
B
Fault
C
Boundary
D
Stress
6) A fault where tension causes the hanging wall to slip below the footwall at a divergent plate boundary is called
A
Strike-Slip fault
B
Normal fault
C
Abnormal fault
D
Reverse fault
7) A fault where the compression causes the hanging wall to slide up and over the footwall at a convergent boundary is called
A
Strike-Slip Fault
B
Normal Fault
C
Reverse Fault
D
Forward Fault
8) A fault where shearing causes the rock to slide past in opposite directions at a transform boundary is called
A
Reverse fault
B
Normal fault
C
Strike-Spare fault
D
Strike- Slip fault
9) The shaking due to stress that results from plate movement is called a(n)
A
Seismograph
B
Earthquake
C
Fault
D
Tsunami
10) Vibrations that are released during earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or other processes are called
A
Stress factors
B
Seismic Waves
C
Faults
D
Boundaries
11) The location where the rock broke or moved during an earthquake is called
A
Seismograph
B
Seismogram
C
Focus
D
Epicenter
12) The point directly above the focus where seismic waves release the most energy during an earthquake is called
A
Seismogram
B
Epicenter
C
Seismograph
D
Fault
13) The fastest seismic waves that compress and expand are called
A
Surface Waves
B
Primary (P) waves
C
Secondary (S) Waves
D
Seismographs
14) The slowest seismic waves that move side to side are called
A
Surface waves
B
Primary (P) waves
C
Secondary (S) waves
D
Seismographs
15) The most damaging seismic waves that have a rolling motion are called
A
Primary (P) waves
B
Seismographs
C
Secondary (S) waves
D
Surface waves
16) A device that measures seismic waves is called a
A
Epicenter
B
Seismogram
C
Focus
D
Seismograph
17) A visual representation of an earthquake is called a
A
Seismogram
B
Seismograph
C
Epicenter
D
Focus
18) A number that geologists use to describe the strength of an earthquake is called the
A
Magnitude
B
Seismogram
C
Epicenter
D
Focus
19) A wave or series of waves produced by an earthquake or a landslide is called
A
Seismogram
B
Epicenter
C
Focus
D
Tsunami
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