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The shaking due to stress that results from plate movement is called a(n)
a) Fault
b) Tsunami
c) Seismograph
d) Earthquake

A fault where shearing causes the rock to slide past in opposite directions at a transform boundary is called
a) Normal fault
b) Reverse fault
c) Strike- Slip fault
d) Strike-Spare fault

A fault where the compression causes the hanging wall to slide up and over the footwall at a convergent boundary is called
a) Normal Fault
b) Reverse Fault
c) Strike-Slip Fault
d) Forward Fault

A fault where tension causes the hanging wall to slip below the footwall at a divergent plate boundary is called
a) Normal fault
b) Reverse fault
c) Strike-Slip fault
d) Abnormal fault

A break in the rock of earth's crust or mantle is called a
a) Stress
b) Boundary
c) Fault
d) Plate

Stress that squeezes a rock until it bends or breaks is called
a) Convergent boundary
b) Tension
c) Compression
d) Shearing

Stress that pushes a rock in two opposite directions until it bends or breaks is called
a) Transform boundary
b) Tension
c) Compression
d) Shearing

A force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume is called
a) Stress
b) Tension
c) Compression
d) Shearing

Stress that stretches a rock so it becomes thinner is called
a) Divergent Boundary
b) Tension
c) Compression
d) Shearing

Vibrations that are released during earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or other processes are called
a) Seismic Waves
b) Faults
c) Boundaries
d) Stress factors

The location where the rock broke or moved during an earthquake is called
a) Epicenter
b) Focus
c) Seismograph
d) Seismogram

The point directly above the focus where seismic waves release the most energy during an earthquake is called
a) Seismograph
b) Seismogram
c) Epicenter
d) Fault

The fastest seismic waves that compress and expand are called
a) Primary (P) waves
b) Secondary (S) Waves
c) Surface Waves
d) Seismographs

The slowest seismic waves that move side to side are called
a) Primary (P) waves
b) Secondary (S) waves
c) Surface waves
d) Seismographs

The most damaging seismic waves that have a rolling motion are called
a) Primary (P) waves
b) Secondary (S) waves
c) Surface waves
d) Seismographs

A device that measures seismic waves is called a
a) Seismograph
b) Seismogram
c) Epicenter
d) Focus

A visual representation of an earthquake is called a
a) Seismograph
b) Seismogram
c) Epicenter
d) Focus

A number that geologists use to describe the strength of an earthquake is called the
a) Epicenter
b) Focus
c) Seismogram
d) Magnitude

A wave or series of waves produced by an earthquake or a landslide is called
a) Tsunami
b) Epicenter
c) Focus
d) Seismogram

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