Earthquake & Tsunamis

Which of the following is true about a normal fault

• It's created by tension.

• It's created by compression.

• The hanging wall is dropped down relative to the foot wall

• The hanging wall is pushed up relative to the footwall

• It is a result of shearing

Which of the following is true about liquefaction?

• It's most common in areas with loose sediment and a high water table

• Shaking from an Earthquake can cause loss of strength in saturated soils

• It causes the ground to behave as a liquid

• It can cause a building or structure to sink into the soil

• All of these are true

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Which of the following can cause a tsunami?

• meteor impact

• landslides

• volcanic eruptions

• Earthquakes

• High tides

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Which of the following is true about the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale? (choose all that apply)

• It ranges from I to XII

• The highest it goes to is 10

• It measures an earthquakes magnitude

• It measures an earthquakes damage/impact

• It varies with distance form the earthquake and soil type

If you are afraid of quakes, 3 U.S. states where you could live a fairly seismic-free life are (choose 3)

• N Dakota

• Wisconsin

• Iowa

• California

• Alaska

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Two U.S. states with the most Earthquakes are (choose two)

• California

• Alaska

• Minnesota

• Iowa

• S Dakota

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Most earthquakes near mid-ocean ridges occur...

 

• Very deep on a subducting plate zone

• along the axis of the ridge and on transform faults that connect ridge segments.

• in the asthenosphere where mantle undergoes decompression melting.

• There are no earthquakes at these locations.

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If evidence of past faulting is shown by the horizontal offset of a river channel, the type of fault here most probably is a(n) ______ fault.

 

• transform (or strike-slip )

• normal

• reverse

• thrust

If the difference between S and P wave arrival times is 80 sec for station A, 45 sec for station B, and 12 sec for station C, what conclusion can be made based on the seismic data?

 

• A is the closest to the epicenter

• Station B is furthest from the epicenter

• C is closest to the epicenter

• Station B is closest to the epicenter

• None of these are true

Most high risk areas in the USA are located located where?  (Choose all correct answers.)

 

• east coast of the United States

• central region of the United States

• south eastern coast of the United States

• west coast of the United States

• southern Alaska and Hawaii

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