Unit 3 Exam Review Geology Part 4

True or false?

The majority of earthquakes are distributed in the middle of plates.

• True

• False

Earthquakes along transform and divergent boundaries occur _______ in the ground.

• Shallow

• Deep

True or false?

Earthquakes that happen along convergent boundaries can have a shallow, intermediate, deep, or ultra deep focus.

• True

• False

What are the two zones that have the greatest amount of seismic activty?

• San Fernando Belt

• Circum-Pacific Belt

• Alpine-Himalayan Belt

• East African Belt

List some hazards than occur from earthquakes:

• Tsunamis

• Ground shaking and Displacement

• Landslides

• Lahars

List some more hazards that can happen because of earthquakes:

• Fire

• Disease

• Mud slides

What is a sea wave caused by displacement of water?

• Break wave

• Tsunami

• Osuna

What is the correct term for water-saturated soil that mobilizes during an earthquake and behaves more like fluid?

• Mud flow

• Liquifaction

• Lahar

What major factors determine structural damage caused by an earthquake?

• Temperature outside

• Intensity/magnitude of the earthquake

• Duration of vibrations

• Design of the structure

What other major factors determine the structural damage caused by earthquakes?

• Design of the structure

• Long history of volcanoes

• Drilling into the ground