Earthquakes Test Review

How does energy travel out of the focus of an earthquake?

• Through an explosion of gases

• Through waves of energy

• Through an explosion of magma

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Why do most earthquakes occur at tectonic plate boundaries?

• Little or no movement of rock in these areas.

• Large amounts of stress build up as plates move.

• Very little stress builds up along tectonic plate boundaries.

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What kind of earthquake waves stretch and compress rocks?

• p waves

• s waves

• surface waves

How can you differentiate between the different types of faults?

• By the number of earthquakes that occur along it

• By the type of plate boundary it occurs along

• By the directions in which rocks move along it

Smaller earthquakes that occur in an area shortly after a larger earthquake are called (a)   .

What kind of fault does this animation represent?

• normal fault

• reverse fault

• strike-slip fault

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Which of the following can scientists NOT predict?

• the earthquake risk of an area

• the exact minute an earthquake will occur

• the exact date an earthquake will occur

• the locations of all future earthquakes

Shaking from an earthquake can make wet soil act like a liquid. This causes buildings to sink and then collapse. What is this process called?

• liquefaction

• weathering

• sedimentation

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

How can we make buildings withstand seismic vibrations?

• Build to stand rigidly and not be able to sway.

• Building should only be built on epicenters.

• Use rubber moorings so they will sway instead of collapse.

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Use the image to determine which fault the diagram represents.

• normal fault

• reverse fault

• strike-slip fault