Volcanoes, Deformation, Faults & Earthquakes

Which type of seismic wave is responsible for the initial sharp jolt felt during an earthquake?

• Love waves

• Rayleigh waves

• P-waves

• S-waves

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What type of fault occurs when the hanging wall moves upward relative to the footwall?

• Normal fault

• Reverse fault

• Strike-slip fault

• Oblique fault

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Identify the type of volcano characterized by explosive eruptions and composed of both lava flows and pyroclastic material.

• Shield volcano

• Cinder cone volcano

• Composite volcano

• Lava dome

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Which plate boundary is most commonly associated with the formation of stratovolcanoes?

• Transform boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Convergent boundary

• None of the above

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What is the primary cause of deformation in the Earth's crust?

• Meteor impacts

• Tidal forces

• Tectonic forces

• Erosion

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Which type of seismic wave travels only through the Earth's crust and causes the most surface damage?

• P-waves

• S-waves

• Love waves

• Rayleigh waves

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What type of fault is characterized by horizontal movement where one block slides past another?

• Normal fault

• Reverse fault

• Strike-slip fault

• Thrust fault

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During a volcanic eruption, what type of material is expelled in the form of molten rock from beneath the Earth's surface?

• Magma

• Lava

• Tephra

• Ash

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Which type of deformation involves the bending of rock layers due to stress in the Earth's crust?

• Faulting

• Folding

• Shearing

• Warping

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What is the term used to describe the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake?

• Epicenter

• Hypocenter

• Apex

• Zenith

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