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1) Vibrations in the earth caused by the sudden movement of rock are called -

Agaps Bearthquakes Cfaults Depicenters

2) The elastic rebound theory states that, as a rock becomes strained, it first -

Abreaks Bshifts position Cmelts Ddeforms

3) The point along a fault where an earthquake begins is called the -

ASurface wave BEpicenter CGap DFocus

4) The point on the surface directly above the point where an earthquake begins is called the

Asecondary wave Bfocus Csurface wave Depicenter

5) A characteristic of earthquakes that causes the most damage is -

Aintermediate focus Ba deep focus Cdeep epicenter Dshallow focus

6) Most severe earth quakes occur

Ain the middle of a plate Bat plate boundaries Cin California Din rural areas

7) The boundary of a Pacific plate scrapes against that of the North American Plate and forms -

Atransform fault boundary Bvolcano Ctrenches Dfolded mountains

8) P waves travel through

Asolids, liquids and gases Bsolids only Csolids and liquids Dliquids and gases

9) S waves cannot pass through -

Athe earth's outer core Bthe mantle Csolids Dthe asthenosphere

10) L waves cause -

Arock particles to move horizontally at right angles to the direction in which the waves are traveling Brock particles to move in the direction in which the waves are traveling Clittle movement or damage Dthe surface of the earth to rise and fall

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