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Earthquake Test

Authored by Kristin Messmore

Chemistry

10th Grade

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Earthquake Test
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 mins • 3 pts

A force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume. Total force acting on crustal rocks per unit of area.

Moment of magnitude scale

modified Mercalli Scale

stress

fault

2.

MATCH QUESTION

10 mins • 15 pts

Match the following terms with definitions.

fault

deformation of materials in response to stress

elastic deformation

the permanent change in shape of rocks caused by bending or folding

seismic waves

the vibrations of the ground during an earthquake

plastic deformation

Fracture or system of fractures in Earth's crust that occurs when stress is applied to quickly or great.

strain

caused when a material is compressed, bent, or stretched

3.

MATCH QUESTION

10 mins • 15 pts

Match the following

Primary (p waves)

seismic wave that moves rock particles at right angles to the direction of the wave

amplitude

The point of failure where the earthquake begins

epicenter

Squeeze and push rocks in the direction along which the waves are traveling.

focus

Point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus

Secondary (S waves)

the size of the seismic waves

4.

MATCH QUESTION

10 mins • 15 pts

Match the following

magnitude

Measure of the energy released during an earthquake

seismometer

the record made by a seismograph

moment of magnitude scale

a rating system that estimates the total energy released by an earthquake

seismogram

A scale that rates an earthquake's magnitude based on the size of its seismic waves.

richter scale

Instrument used to measure horizontal or vertical motion during an earthquake.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 mins • 3 pts

Measures earthquake intensity on a scale from I to XII; the higher the number, the greater the damage the earthquake has caused.

magnitude

plastic deformation

Modified Mercalli Scale

Moment magnitude scale

6.

MATCH QUESTION

10 mins • 15 pts

Match the following

seismic gaps

sections of active faults that haven't experienced significant earthquakes for a long period of time

fault

break or weakness in Earth's crust

Earthquake

vibrations in the ground that result from movement along faults, or breaks in the crust

Tsunami

seismic vibrations in areas of fluid saturated sand can cause the ground to behave like a liquid.

soil liquefaction

A giant wave usually caused by an earthquake beneath the ocean floor.

7.

MATCH QUESTION

10 mins • 9 pts

Match the following

reverse fault

when forces pull rocks apart, block of rock above fault moves down

normal fault

two blocks of rock slide horizontally past each other in opposite directions

strike-slip (transform) fault

force pushes two blocks of rock together with the rock above the fault moving up

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