Endogenic Processes II - Earthquakes and Volcanoes

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sequences correctly lists the different arrivals from first to last?

• P waves

  S waves

  Surface waves

• Surface waves

  P waves

  S waves

• P waves

  Surface waves

  S waves

• S waves

  P waves

  Surface waves

Multiple Choice

Which of the following measures an earthquake's intensity based on the observed effects on people and structures?

• Richter scale

• Modified Mercalli scale

• Centigrade scale

• Moment magnitude scale

Multiple Choice

What type of faulting would be most likely to occur along transform faults?

• normal faulting

• reverse faulting

• strike-slip faulting

• thrust faulting

Multiple Choice

A subduction zone can create volcanoes. What type of plate boundary do subduction zones occur?

• Convergent

• Transform

• Subduction

• Divergent

Multiple Choice

Which of the following types of tectonic forces tends to push two sides of a body in opposite directions so that they slide horizontally past one another?

• Tensional forces

• Shearing forces

• Compressional forces

• Constricting forces

Multiple Choice

What type of forces dominate at divergent plate margins?

• Tensional forces

• Shearing forces

• Compressional forces

• Constricting forces

Multiple Choice

Which refers to the upfolds or arches of layered rock?

• anticlines

• faults

• synclines

• unconformities

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a broad, circular or oval, upward bulge of rock layers called?

• anticline

• syncline

• basin

• dome

Multiple Choice

Which of the following types of plate boundaries is associated with volcanism?

• convergent plate boundaries

• divergent plate boundaries

• transform plate boundaries

• divergent and convergent plate boundaries

Multiple Choice

Which set of conditions allow magma to form?

• Pressure, Density, and Water Content

• Temperature, Density, and Pressure

• Temperature, Density, and Water Content

• Temperature, Pressure, and Water Content