Quiz about Earth's Processes Practice

Question 1

An instrument that detects and measures earthquakes is a

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seismograph

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seismogram

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focus seismic map

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focus

Question 2

a scientist who studies earthquakes

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seismologist

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seismogram

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seismograph

Question 3

The point along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs

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focus

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epicenter

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surface

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fault

Question 4

Measures the magnitude or size, of an Earthquake

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Richter scale

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epicenter

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liquefaction

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aftershock

Question 5

Weaker earthquakes that follow a stronger earthquake

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aftershock

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epicenter

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seismograph

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P waves

Question 6

Where are most faults located?

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Along plate boundaries

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Along mountain ranges

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Near volcanoes

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In the ocean

Question 7

What is a fault?

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A break in the Earth's lithosphere

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A place where two tectonic plates meet

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A shaking of the ground cause by the movement of large rocks

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An opening in the Earth's crust where magma comes up

Question 8

A tsunami is caused by______

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an earthquake

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lots of rain

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a meteorite

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a tornado

Question 9

What is a tsunami?

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a large a long, high sea wave

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a moving of the earth

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magma flowing from inside the earth

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a column of rotating air

Question 10

What is the definition of dormant?

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sleeping

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extinct

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active

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invisible

Question 11

What are scientists that study volcanoes called?

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volcanologist

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doctor

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vet

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volcano scientist

Question 12

What is the opening that extends from the magma chamber to the top of the volcano called?

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vent

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magma

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lava

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crater

Question 13

What is Magma when it reaches the surface of Earth?

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Lava

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Mafic Magma

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Felsic Magma

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None of these

Question 14

A volcano that has gentle sloping sides and is formed from runny lava

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Shield volcano

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Cinder cone

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Composite

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None of these

Question 15

When an explosive eruption  forms a mixture of hot rock, ash, and gas, this material is called a...?

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Pyroclastic flow

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Land slide

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Lava

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Eruption trail

Question 16

This is the name for the chain of volcanos around the edge of the Pacific Plate.

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Ring of Fire

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Circle of Fire

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Ring of Lava

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Circle of Magma

Question 17

A volcano that is made from layers of both runny lava and lava chunks is called

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a composite volcano

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a shield volcano

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a cinder cone volcano

Question 18

This city was destroyed in 79 A.D. by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius.

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Pompeii

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Rome

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Munich

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Naples

Question 19

What layer is the hottest?

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Core

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Crust

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Mantle

Question 20

Which layer is made up of iron and nickel?

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Inner Core

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Crust

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Mantle

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Lithosphere

Question 21

What are the two types of crust?

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oceanic crust, continental crust

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top crust,bottom crust

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water,land

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none of the above

Question 22

What layer of Earth do we live on?

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Crust

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Core

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Mantle

Question 23

The five PHYSICAL layers of the Earth are...

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Lithosphere, Asthenosphere, Mesosphere, Outer Core, Inner Core

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Crust, Mantle, Core

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Crust, Upper Mantle, Lower Mantle, Inner Core, Outer Core

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Eurasia, North America, South America, Antarctica, Africa

Question 24

The three COMPOSITIONAL layers of the Earth are...

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Crust, Mantle, Core

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Lithosphere, Asthenosphere, Atmosphere

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Crust, Upper Mantle, Lithosphere

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Upper Mantle, Asthenosphere, Mesosphere

Question 25

The thinnest layer of the Earth is?

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Crust

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Mantle

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Lithosphere

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Athenosphere

Question 26

The lithosphere combines what two layers?

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Crust & Upper Mantel

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Athenosphere & Crust

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Mantel & Athenosphere

Question 27

Which layer of Earth is made up of tectonic plates?

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lithosphere

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outer core

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inner core

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asthenosphere

Question 28

The soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move

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Asthenosphere

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Outer Core

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Mantle

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Mesosphere

Question 29

What was the name given to all the continents when they were joined as one super continent?

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Pangea

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Supreme Continent

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Eurasia

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Plate tectonics

Question 30

Name the boundary

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divergent boundary

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convergent boundary

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transform boundary

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sergent boundary

Question 31

Name the boundary

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transform boundary

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convergent boundary

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divergent boundary

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sergent boundary

Question 32

Name the boundary

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convergent boundary

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divergent boundary

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transform boundary

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sergent boundary

Question 33

Where does the heat come from that drives this convection current in the mantle?

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the core

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The sun

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The crust

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the mantle

Question 34

Which of the following occurs because of convection currents?

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Tectonic plates on the crust move.

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The mantle increases in size.

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Pressure in the crust increases.

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Pressure in the crust decreases.

Question 35

As you travel from the inner core to the crust, how would temperature, pressure and density of the material change?

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The would all decrease.

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The would all increase

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They would stay the same.

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Temperature would decrease, but pressure and density would increase.

Question 36

What does the theory of continental drift state?

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The continents were once joined in a super-continent and have moved over time

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Continents are stationary and do not move

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The Earth is broken into lithospheric plates that move due to convection currents

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none of the above

Question 37

Associated with transform boundaries.

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earthquakes

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Volcanoes

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mountains

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trenches

Question 38

Oceanic crust is

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Thinner, younger and more dense than continental crust

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Younger and less dense than continental crust

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Older, thicker and less dense that continental crust

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Bigger and younger than continental crust

Question 39

What is molten rock that has formed deep within the Earth?

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Magma

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Hot Spot

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Lava

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Volcano

Question 40

Why does magma tend to rise to the surface?

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It is less dense than the surrounding material.

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It has large amounts of silica.

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It contains very little silica.

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It is denser than the surrounding material.

Question 41

What type of volcano has steep slopes made of alternating layers of ash and silica rich lava?

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Composite Volcano

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Caldera

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Cinder Cone

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Shield Volcano

Question 42

What type of volcano is made of lava fragments that have been ejected from a volcanic vent?

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Cinder Cone

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Caldera

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Composite Volcano

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Shield Volcano

Question 43

Where are most volcanoes found?

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Ring of Fire

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Southern Hemisphere

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Mid-Atlantic Ridge

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Hot Spots

Question 44

What is molten rock that has reached the Earth's surface?

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Lava

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Aa

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Magma

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Pahoehoe

Question 45

What is the definition of dormant?

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sleeping

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extinct

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active

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invisible

Question 46

Volcanoes are found...

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all of the above

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on land

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under water

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on islands

Question 47

Volcanoes that are NOT found at plate boundaries occur in the middle of plates in areas called ___________.

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hot spots

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mid-ocean ridges

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fissure volcanoes

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shield volcanoes

Question 48

Most volcanoes occur at which 2 types of plate boundaries?

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convergent w/ subduction and divergent

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divergent and transform

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divergent and hot spots

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convergent w/ subduction and hot spots

Question 49

__________ volcanoes are formed from fast flowing, lava which flows easily over the surface, forming larger volcanoes with gentle sides.

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Shield

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Cone

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Composite

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Angel

Question 50

75% of America's volcanoes are found in this state...

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Alaska

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Washington

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Oklahoma

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California

Question 51

What type of seismic wave travels compressionally?

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P wave

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S wave

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Surface

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None

Question 52

Which is the fastest type of seismic wave?

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p-waves

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s-waves

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surface waves

Question 53

The place where the earthquake is felt on the Earth's surface is called the...

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Epicenter

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Hypocenter (focus)

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Surface

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Crust

Question 54

Earthquakes happen every day. Most are too small for humans to notice.

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True

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False

Question 55

Which image models secondary waves?

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Bottom

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Top

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Both

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