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Earth Science Earthquakes
Test Description: Earthquakes
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Buildings collapse as soil beneath becomes liquid.
A
liquids
B
liquidity
C
liquefaction
D
liquidation
2) The buildup of stress in Earth's crust can become so great that rocks reach their __________.
A
tectonic force
B
tectonic limit
C
elastic limit
D
elastic force
3) A reverse fault is often located where plates __________.
A
come together
B
move apart
C
overturn
D
slide past one another
4) To locate an earthquake's ___________, scientist use information from at least three seismograph stations.
A
focus
B
elastic limit
C
tectonic force
D
epicenter
5) The San Andreas Fault in California is an example of a __________.
A
oblique fault
B
reverse fault
C
strike-slip fault
D
normal fault
6) __________ do not pass through liquid so they are stopped when they hit the liquid outer core.
A
Earthquake waves
B
Primary waves
C
Surface waves
D
Secondary waves
7) The slowest seismic waves are __________.
A
Surface waves
B
Primary waves
C
Secondary waves
D
Ocean waves
8) The boundary between the upper mantle and the crust is called the __________.
A
Lockard discontinuity
B
Guttenberg discontinuity
C
Moho discontinuity
D
Erler discontinuity
9) Normal faults are created by __________.
A
drop in air pressure
B
torsion
C
compression
D
tension
10) The farther apart primary, secondary, and surface waves arrive, the __________ the epicenter is.
A
closer
B
stronger
C
farther away
D
weaker
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