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Earthquake Vocabulary
Test Description: Earthquake Vocabulary 2 of 3.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) seismograph
A
a relatively flat highland
B
the block of rock above a fault
C
measures the magnitude of an earthquake
D
an instrument that records earthquake waves
2) P waves
A
(physics) force that produces strain on a physical body
B
The block of rock that forms the lower half of the fault
C
an instrument that records earthquake waves
D
A type of seismic wave that compresses and expands the ground
3) surface waves
A
a downward fold in rock formed by compression in earth's crust
B
effort expended in rubbing one object against another
C
move ground up and down in circles; slowest; most destructive; feels like a roller coaster
D
an upward fold in rock formed by compression of Earth's crust
4) friction
A
measures the magnitude of an earthquake
B
the block of rock above a fault
C
effort expended in rubbing one object against another
D
measure of the energy released during an earthquake
5) strike slip fault
A
Stress that stretches rock so that it becomes thinner in the middle.
B
a type of fault where the hanging wall slides downward; caused by tension in the crust
C
a type of fault where rocks on either side move past each other sideways with little up or down moti
D
A type of seismic wave that compresses and expands the ground
6) normal fault
A
A fault in which the hanging wall moves up relative to the foot wall
B
The block of rock that forms the lower half of the fault
C
A type of seismic wave that compresses and expands the ground
D
a type of fault where the hanging wall slides downward; caused by tension in the crust
7) epicenter
A
the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
B
The point beneath Earth's surface where rock breaks under stress and causes an earthquake
C
measure of the energy released during an earthquake
D
A building mounted on bearings designed to absorb the energy of an earthquake
8) S waves
A
the block of rock above a fault
B
a relatively flat highland
C
measures the magnitude of an earthquake
D
side-to-side waves; 2nd, slower, & go though solids;
9) plateau
A
the block of rock above a fault
B
measures the magnitude of an earthquake
C
a relatively flat highland
D
an instrument that records earthquake waves
10) liquefaction
A
the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
B
the record of an earthquake's seismic waves produced by a seismograph
C
The process by which an earthquake's violent movement suddenly turns loose soil into liquid mud
D
A fault in which the hanging wall moves up relative to the foot wall
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