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Test Description: Earthquake chapter review
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Any change in the volume or shape of Earth\'s crust is called...
A
folding
B
deformation
C
faulting
D
earthquake
2) Which type of seismic wave arrives at a seismograph first?
A
tsunami
B
surface waves
C
S waves
D
P waves
3) A break in the crust where slabs slip past each other is...
A
a hanging wall
B
an epicenter
C
a fault
D
a fold
4) The point beneath the Earth\'s surface where the crust breaks and triggers earthquakes is called...
A
epicenter
B
fault
C
focus
D
seismic wave
5) The type of stress that pushes masses of rock sideways in opposite directions
A
tension
B
normal
C
shearing
D
compression
6) Fault-block mountains are produced by which type of fault?
A
tension
B
strike-slip
C
normal
D
reverse
7) This type of stress occurs at converging plates
A
shearing
B
tension
C
strike-slip
D
compression
8) An instrument used to measure and record ground movements during an earthquake is called...
A
seismograph
B
Richter Scale
C
Moment Magnitude Scale
D
magnitude
9) Which type of waves are the slowest but create the most damage?
A
P waves
B
tsunami waves
C
surface waves
D
S waves
10) The scale which uses a rating system that estimates the total energy released by an earthquake
A
Moment Magnitude Scale
B
Mercalli Scale
C
Richter Scale
D
Seismographic Scale
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