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WorksheetsChapter 12: Earthquakes
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
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Class
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1.
A seismic wave that causes particles of a rock to move in a back-and-forth direction parallel to the direction in which the wave is travelling is called a what?
a)
earthquake
b)
body wave
c)
p wave
d)
s wave
2.
The amount of damage caused by an earthquake is known as the...
a)
intensity
b)
magnitude
c)
elastic rebound
d)
focus
3.
What is an area on Earth's surface where no direct seismic waves from a particular earthquake can be detected called?
a)
shadow zone
b)
seismic gap
c)
epicenter
d)
fault zone
4.
A tracing of earthquake motion is called a what?
a)
seismograph
b)
seismogram
c)
magnitude
d)
focus
5.
A seismic wave that causes particles of rock to move in a side-to-side direction perpendicular to the direction in which the wave is traveling is called what?
a)
surface wave
b)
p wave
c)
s wave
d)
tsunami
6.
The point of Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's starting point is known as the what?
a)
focus
b)
epicenter
c)
seismic gap
d)
fault zone
7.
What is the sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape called?
a)
elastic rebound
b)
body wave
c)
earthquake
d)
surface wave
8.
A measure of the strength of an earthquake is known as...
a)
tsunami
b)
focus
c)
intensity
d)
magnitude
9.
In geology, a seismic wave that travels through the body of a medium is called a what?
a)
s wave
b)
p wave
c)
surface wave
d)
body wave
10.
What is a giant ocean wave that forms after a volcanic eruption, a submarine earthquake, or landslide called?
a)
underwater earthquake
b)
tsunami
c)
surface wave
d)
body wave
11.
An area along a fault where relatively few earthquakes have occurred recently but where strong earthquakes are known to have occurred in the past is known as a...
a)
seismic gap
b)
fault zone
c)
shadow zone
d)
epicenter
12.
The location within earth along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs is called the what?
a)
seismic gap
b)
fault zone
c)
focus
d)
epicenter
13.
What is movement or trembling of the ground that is caused by a sudden release of energy when rocks along a fault move known as?
a)
elastic rebound
b)
earthquake
c)
tsunami
d)
surface wave
14.
What is an instrument that records vibrations in the ground?
a)
magnitude analyzer
b)
tsunami
c)
seismogram
d)
seismograph
15.
A break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another is called a what?
a)
fault zone
b)
shadow zone
c)
earthquake zone
d)
seismic gap
16.
In geology, a seismic wave that travels along the surface of a medium and that has a stronger effect near the surface of the medium than it has in the interior is called a what?
a)
surface wave
b)
s wave
c)
p wave
d)
body wave
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