ESC End of Semester Exam

What are the spaces called through which water moves through soil?

• holes

• tubules

• tunnels

• pores

These volcanoes form in long cracks where plates are pulled apart.

• Shield volcano
• Composite / Stratovolcano
• Cinder cone
• Fissure volcano

What type of volcano is shown on the model above? 

• Shield Volcano
• Composite Volcano
• Cinder Cone Volcano

The epicenter of an earthquake is

• The point below the surface where rock begins to break and the first motion occurs
• The seismic station closest to the earthquake
• The place where the greatest damage occurs
• The point on the surface directly above the focus

What is a transform plate boundary?

• where two plates are pulling apart

• where two plates are coming together

• where two plates are moving past one another

• a type of fine china

Answer explanation

This earthquake is (a)   ?

• Convergent
• Transform
• Divergent
• Rift Zone

What is this area known as

• Earthquake Epicenter

• Ring of Fire

• San Andres Fault

Which wave is a push and pull wave? (a)  

• P
• S
• Surface
• Seismic

The magma from the hot spot forms a sea mount (undersea mountain) that becomes a(n) __________ once it is taller than the sea level.

• island

• volcano

• fault line

• continental drift

Most fatalities associated with tsunamis occur from

• drowning

• impact with large pieces of debris

• gas leaks and explosions

• lightening strikes