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The stress that occurs where two plates come together is
a) compression
b) tension
c) shearing
d) squeezing

When the hanging wall slips down relative to the footwall, that is a
a) normal fault
b) reverse fault
c) strike-slip fault
d) my brother's fault

The fold in rock that bends downward to form a V shape is a(n)
a) syncline
b) anticline
c) recline
d) decline

Mountains that form from tension in Earth's crust that causes faulting are called
a) fault-block mountains
b) tension mountains
c) normal fault mountains
d) big mountains

The place on the surface directly above where an earthquake starts is called a(n)
a) epicenter
b) focus
c) seismogram
d) fault

Which kinds of waves can make the ground roll like ocean waves?
a) surface waves
b) P waves
c) S waves
d) Ocean waves

The earthquake scale that measures magnitude is the
a) Richter scale
b) moment magnitude scale
c) modified mercalli scale
d) the damage scale

You need data from how many seismograph stations before you can find the epicenter?
a) 3
b) 2
c) 4
d) 1

The pattern of lines in the record of an earthquake's seismic waves
a) seismogram
b) seismowaves
c) seismopattern
d) seismoscope

Where in the US is there the most risk of earthquakes?
a) The West Coast
b) The East Coast
c) The South
d) Central IL

Stress that pushes a mass of rock in two opposite directions is called
a) shearing
b) tension
c) stress
d) compression

Reverse faults form where ___ occurs.
a) compression
b) tension
c) shearing
d) condensation

The shaking and trembling that results from movement of rock beneath Earth's surface
a) earthquake
b) volcano
c) hurricane
d) tsunami

Which waves compress and expand the ground like an accordion?
a) P waves
b) S waves
c) Surface waves
d)

The instrument that records and measures an earthquake's seismic waves.
a) seismograph
b) seismogram
c) doodler
d) seismografitti

The earthquake scale that rates the total energy an earthquake releases
a) moment magnitude scale
b) Richter
c) Modified Mercalli
d) none of the above

What is attached to the heavy weight on a seismograph?
a) a pen
b) the base
c) a clock
d) sand

The stress force that pulls on crust and thins rock in the middle
a) tension
b) compression
c) shearing
d) strike-slip

The hanging wall moves up and the footwall moves down in a
a) reverse fault
b) normal fault
c) strike-slip fault
d) compression fault.

A fold in rock that bends upward into an arch is a(n)
a) anticline
b) syncline
c) recline
d) decline

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