Ch. 9 Lesson 1 Quiz Review

What are earthquakes?

• Vibrations in the water caused by movement along breaks in Earth's lithosphere

• Vibrations in the air caused by movement along breaks in Earth's lithosphere

• Vibrations in the ground caused by movement along breaks in Earth's lithosphere

• Vibrations in space caused by movement along breaks in Earth's lithosphere

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What is the location on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus called?

• Crust

• Epicenter

• Mantle

• Core

What is a fault?

• A break in Earth's lithosphere where one block of rock moves toward, away from, or past another

• A break in Earth's atmosphere where one block of rock moves toward, away from, or past another

• A break in Earth's hydrosphere where one block of rock moves toward, away from, or past another

• A break in Earth's magnetosphere where one block of rock moves toward, away from, or past another

Where do most earthquakes occur?

• In the atmosphere

• In the oceans

• In the middle of a continent

• In space

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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What is the name for a break in Earth's lithosphere where two blocks of rock slide horizontally past each other in opposite directions?

• Strike-slip fault

• Normal fault

• Reverse fault

• Transform fault

What is the location inside Earth where rocks first move along a fault, starting seismic waves called?

• Focus

• Crust

• Epicenter

• Mantle

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is the scale that measures the intensity of an earthquake based on descriptions of its effects on people and structures?

• Richter scale

• Moment magnitude scale

• Seismometer scale

• Modified Mercalli scale

Where do earthquakes occur most frequently?

• In the middle of a continent

• In the oceans

• In the atmosphere

• In space

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is the scale that measures the total amount of energy released by an earthquake at the exact moment it occurs?

• Seismometer scale

• Richter scale

• Modified Mercalli scale

• Moment magnitude scale

Which type of fault is where two blocks of rocks are pushed together and occurs at a convergent plate boundary?

• Strike-slip fault

• Normal fault

• Reverse fault

• Transform fault