Quiz about Earthquakes

Question 1

Force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume

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stress

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strain

Question 2

This type of stress pulls on the crust, stretching it...

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tension

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compression

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elastic strain

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strain

Question 3

This type of stress squeezes rock until it folds or breaks...

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compression

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tension

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shearing

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strain

Question 4

This type of stress pushes a mass of rock in two opposite directions...the rock slides past each other horizontally.

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shearing

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strain

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tension

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compression

Question 5

A type of strain where the rock goes back to its original shape

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elastic strain

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plastic strain

Question 6

This type of strain creates a permanent change in the shape of the rock...

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plastic strain

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elastic strain

Question 7

What type of stress would be associated with this land-form?

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compression

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tension

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shearing

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strain

Question 8

What type of stress would be associated with this land-form?

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compression

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tension

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shearing

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strain

Question 9

What type of stress would be associated with this land-form?

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compression

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tension

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shearing

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strain

Question 10

What type of stress would be associated with this land-form?

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tension

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compression

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shearing

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strain

Question 11

What type of stress would be associated with this land-form?

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tension

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compression

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shearing

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strain

Question 12

What type of stress would be associated with this land-form?

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shearing

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compression

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tension

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strain

Question 13

The stress force that pulls rock apart

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Tension

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Compression

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Shearing

Question 14

The stress force that squeezes rock together

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Compression

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Shearing

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Tension

Question 15

The stress force that pushes rock masses in opposite, sideways directions

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Shearing

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Compression

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Tension

Question 16

A fault caused by compression force

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Reverse fault

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Normal fault

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Strike-slip fault

Question 17

A fault caused by tension force

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Normal fault

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Reverse fault

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Strike-slip fault

Question 18

A fault where rocks move past each other caused by shearing force

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Strike-slip fault

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Reverse fault

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Normal fault

Question 19

Which type of wave is the first to arrive after an earthquake occurs?

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P Wave

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Rayleigh Wave

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S Wave

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Shear Wave

Question 20

Which body wave squeezes and stretches rock materials as they pass through the Earth?

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P Waves

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Body Waves

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S Waves

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Surface Waves

Question 21

Which body waves cause particles of rock material to move at right angles to the direction in which the waves are traveling? These seismic waves begin causing noticeable damage. Temporarily change shape but not volume of material.

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S Waves

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Body Waves

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P Waves

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Surface Waves

Question 22

What is another term for P Wave?

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Compression Wave

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Principal Wave

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Shear Wave

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Secondary Wave

Question 23

Scientists then use a method called _______ to determine exactly where the earthquake was

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triangulation

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guesstimation

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randomization

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exaggeration

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science-ation?

Question 24

What did one earthquake say to the other earthquake?

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"Sup Bro"

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Nothing earthquakes don't talk

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"Hello"

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"It's all your fault!"

Question 25

These seismic waves are more slower than P and S waves but can produce severe ground movement with a wavelike motion.

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surface waves

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S waves (secondary)

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P waves (primary)

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EM Waves

Question 26

Waves that carry energy of an earthquake away from the focus...

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seismic waves

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EM Waves

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radio waves

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gamma rays

Question 27

This type of fault is....

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strike-slip fault

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normal fault

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reverse fault

Question 28

This type of fault is....

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normal fault

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reverse fault

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strike-slip fault

Question 29

This type of fault is....

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reverse fault

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normal fault

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strike-slip fault

Question 30

A type of fault where rocks on either side move past each other sideways is called:

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strike-slip fault

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normal fault

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reverse fault

Question 31

A type of fault where the hanging wall slides down...caused by tension.

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normal fault

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strike-slip fault

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reversynclinese fault

Question 32

Where is the point at which the first movement occurs during an earthquake?

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Focus

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Epicenter

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Fault

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Plate

Question 33

What is an instrument that detects and records waves produced by earthquakes? (This piece of equipment can measure the magnitude of an earthquake.)

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Seismometer

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Epicenter

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Fault

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Seismos

Question 34

What is the measure of the amount of energy released in an earthquake?

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Magnitude

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Earthquake

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Epicenter

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Seismogram

Question 35

Squeezing rock until it breaks is what stress?

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compression

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tension

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shearing

Question 36

Stretching rock so it becomes thinner in the middle is what kind of stress?

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tension

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compression

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shearing

Question 37

Which of these boundaries/stresses/faults all correctly go together?  Choose all that apply.

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normal, divergent, tension

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reverse, convergent, shearing

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strike-slip, transform, compression

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