Earthquake Vocabulary

What are the three main types of faults?

• thrust faults, oblique faults, and transform faults

• dip-slip faults, lateral faults, and shear faults

• normal faults, reverse faults, and oblique faults

• normal faults, reverse faults, and strike-slip faults

Which type of fault occurs when the hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall?

• normal fault

• reverse fault

• strike-slip fault

• thrust fault

Which type of fault occurs when the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall?

• reverse fault

• strike-slip fault

• thrust fault

• normal fault

What are the two main types of seismic waves?

• P-waves and S-waves

• primary waves and secondary waves

• body waves and surface waves

• tectonic waves and fault waves

Which type of seismic wave causes the most damage?

• S-wave

• Love wave

• P-wave

• surface wave

Which type of seismic wave travels the fastest?

• Surface wave

• P-wave

• Love wave

• S-wave

What is the theory that explains how the Earth's lithosphere is divided into plates that move and interact with each other?

• Continental Drift

• Seafloor Spreading

• Plate Tectonics

• Pangaea

What are the three main types of plate boundaries?

• Tectonic boundaries, fault boundaries, and rift boundaries.

• Subduction boundaries, collision boundaries, and sliding boundaries.

• Divergent boundaries, convergent boundaries, and transform boundaries.

• Oceanic boundaries, continental boundaries, and island boundaries.

Which type of plate boundary occurs when two plates move away from each other?

• Convergent plate boundary

• Divergent plate boundary

• Transform plate boundary

• Subduction plate boundary

Which type of plate boundary occurs when two plates collide and one is forced beneath the other?

• Convergent plate boundary

• Divergent plate boundary

• Transform plate boundary

• Subduction plate boundary