Earthquakes Study Guide

In a normal fault, the part of the fault that slips due to tension is the

• hanging wall

• footwall

• reverse fault

• anticline

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A fold in the rock that bends upward into an arch is called a(n)

• syncline

• anticline

• plateau

• canyon

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The type of seismic wave that moves by compressing and expanding the ground is called

• S Waves

• Mercalli waves

• Surface waves

• P waves

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Compared to P waves and S waves, surface waves move

• faster

• slower

• at the same rate

Stress that pushes a mass of rock in two opposite directions is called

• shearing

• tension

• compression

The land between two normal faults moves upward to create a

• fold

• anticline

• fault-block mountain

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The point beneath the Earth's surface where rocks break under stress and triggers an earthquake is called a

• footwall

• focus

• epicenter

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S waves are also known as

• Primary waves

• Secondary waves

• Surface waves

• Focus waves

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Which of the following can cause damage days or months after a major earthquake?

• afterschocks

• a tsunami

• surface waves

• liquefaction

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What type of seismic waves can travel through both solids and liquids?

• P waves

• S Waves

• Surface waves

• Focus waves

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