Chapter 9 Test Review

The deepest earthquakes occur at ______ boundaries.

• divergent

• convergent

• transform

Earthquakes that occur at continent to continent boundaries happen at ___________ depths.

• varying

• shallow

• deep

Force applied to rock causing it to bend or break is known as _______.

• fracture

• fault

• rock deformation

• convergence

Shallow earthquakes occur along the mid-ocean ridge system.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Two blocks of rock sliding horizontally past one another is a _______ fault.

• normal

• reverse

• strike-slip

Identify the fault

• normal

• reverse

• strike-slip

The fastest seismic waves are ________.

• primary waves

• secondary waves

• surface waves

Identify the wave shown.

• primary

• secondary

• surface

_________ waves only travel through solids.

• Primary

• Secondary

• Surface

________ waves cause rock particles to vibrate perpendicular to the direction the waves travel.

• Primary

• Secondary

• Surface

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2