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