Earthquake Remediation

What type of fault is the San Andreas?

• Convergent
• Transform
• Optimus Prime
• Divergent

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

Which type of fault is most frequently found at convergent boundary margins?

• normal and reverse
• strike slip and normal
• reverse
• strike slip

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

Where is the focus located?

• A
• B
• C
• There is no focus

Many scientists think hot molten rock in the mantle is forced upward toward the surface, cools, and sinks.  This process is called a(n) _________.

• earthquake

• convergent boundary

• volcano

• convection current

These seismic waves arrive first to signal an earthquake and can damage buildings.

• p-waves
• s-waves
• surface waves
• z-waves

Where is the epicenter located?

• A
• B
• C
• There is no epicenter

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

• normal fault
• reverse fault
• strike-slip fault

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A break in the rock of the crust where rock surfaces slip past each other; usually occur along plate boundaries:

• focus
• epicenter
• fold
• fault

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

in an earthquake, the point beneath Earth's surface where energy release occurs

• focus
• crust
• fault
• vent

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A stress force that pulls Earth's crust apart and becomes thin in the middle is known as:

• tension
• compression
• shearing
• uplifting