
Chapter 4 - Earthquakes - Pre Test
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Stress that pushes a mass of rock in two opposite directions is called
shearing
tension
compression
deformation
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which of the following can cause damage days or months after a large earthquake?
the arrival of surface waves
a tsunami
convection
aftershocks
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3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
In a normal fault, the part of the fault that lies below the other part is called the
hanging wall
footwall
anticline
reverse fault
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
In a strike-slip fault, the rocks on either side of the fault slip past each other sideways with little
noise.
shaking.
up or down movement.
movement.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which type of stress force produces reverse faults?
compression
tension
shearing
deformation
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
A fold in rock that bends upward into an arch is called a(n)
anticline.
syncline.
plateau.
canyon.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
A large area of flat land elevated high above sea level is called a
syncline.
plateau.
canyon.
fault.
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