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Stress that pulls and stretches rock is called
a) compression
b) tension
c) shearing
d)

which type of fault is caused by compression?
a) normal fault
b) reverse fault
c) strike-slip fault
d)

a large area of flat land that has been lifted above sea level is a(n)
a) anticline
b) syncline
c) plateau
d)

seismic waves that move up and down like a wave in a rope are called
a) P waves
b) S waves
c) surface waves
d)

which scale is based on the amount of damage an earthquake does?
a) Mercalli scale
b) Richter scale
c) moment magnitude scale
d)

The place inside Earth where an earthquake starts is the
a) epicenter
b) focus
c) anticline
d)

When an earthquake occurs, data from one seismograph can tell you
a) exactly where the epicenter is
b) how far away the epicenter is
c) in what direction the epicenter is
d)

A creep meter measures how far the sides of the fault have
a) moved in opposite directions
b) slipped up or down
c) tilted or tipped
d)

where in the united states is there a high risk of earthquakes?
a) along the pacific coast
b) along the atlantic ocean
c) in the eastern states
d)

A huge ocean wave caused by an earthquake is called a
a) surface wave
b) seismic wave
c) tsunami
d)

The stress that pushes rock in opposite directions is
a) compression
b) liqufaction
c) shearing
d) epicenter

The stress that causes folding is
a) compression
b) liquefaction
c) epicenter
d) anticline

The point on the surface directly above the focus of an earthquake is the
a) anticline
b) epicenter
c) shearing
d) syncline

A fold in the crust that bends downward into a valley is a(N)
a) anticline
b) syncline
c) compression
d) shearing

The process in which shaking turns soft soil into mud is
a) anticline
b) syncline
c) liquefaction
d) epicenter

stress adds energy to rocks
a) true
b) false
c)
d)

S waves are the fastest seismic waves
a) true
b) false
c)
d)

when seismic waves reach a fault, they bounce off the fault
a) true
b) false
c)
d)

in which type of faults is the hanging wall below the footwall?
a) normal
b) reverse
c) strike-slip
d)

what kind of stress causes a normal fault?
a) tension
b) compression
c) shearing
d)

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