WorksheetsSCI 7 Earthquakes Pt I
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 33mins
Using the Moment Magnitude Scale (or Richter Scale), approximately how much more energy is released in a magnitude 6 earthquake compared to magnitude 5 quake?
coastline
fault boundary
mountain range
What are vibrations caused by the sudden movement of rocks and release of energy from this movement occurs called? These occur many times, every day on Earth!
earthquakes
volcanoes
faults
plate tectonics
mom's fault
Which Plate Boundary does the picture illustrate?
Divergent Boundary
Transform Boundary
Convergent Boundary
Supersonic
What type of fault is this?
Normal
Reverse
Strike-slip
Arby's Fault
P waves and S waves are both types of ___ waves.
Body
Surface
Hand
Surfing
This type of fault is....
normal fault
reverse fault
strike-slip fault
teacher's fault
The change in the shape of rock in response to stress is called:
seismology
deformation
seismic waves
elastic rebound
The sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape is called
deformation
elastic rebound
seismic waves
seismology
What type of seismic wave causes rock particles to move in an "accordion- like" motion?
S wave
P wave
seismic wave
tectonic plates
Holla waves
Someone who studies earthquakes is known as a:
Seismogram
Richter Scale
Seismologist
Seismology
Which body waves cause particles of rock material to move at right angles to the direction in which the waves are traveling?
Body Waves
P Waves
S Waves
Surface Waves
What is a large ocean wave that results from an underwater earthquake, landslide, or volcanic eruption?
Aftershock
Liquefaction
Seismic Gap
Tsunami
An instrument that detects and measures earthquakes is a
seismogram
focus seismic map
focus
seismograph
What is the minimum number of seismograph stations needed to locate an earthquake epicenter?
1
2
3
5
S-waves can move through which of the following?
Gas
Liquid
Solid
All of these
Which city is closest to the epicenter?
A
B
C
What are P waves?
Waves that shake particles at right angles to the waves’ direction of travel
Push-pull waves that push (or compress) and pull (or expand) particles in the direction the waves travel
Surface waves that cause the most destruction
Waves that only occur in the ocean
What is a seismic gap?
An area with frequent earthquake activity
An area along a fault with no recent earthquakes
A type of earthquake-resistant structure
A wave formed when the ocean floor shifts
Which hypothesis explains how most earthquakes are produced?
the volcanic eruption theory
the elastic rebound hypothesis
the tidal force theory
the seismograph theory
What are the two main types of seismic waves?
surface waves and magnetic waves
body waves and surface waves
P waves and S waves
tidal waves and shock waves
What is the measurement of how likely an area is to have damaging earthquakes called?
gap hypothesis
seismic gap
earthquake hazard
earthquake frequency
What is the theory that active faults that have had few earthquakes will have strong ones in the future?
seismic hypothesis
forecasting hypothesis
gap hypothesis
frequency hypothesis
What is the process of making buildings more earthquake resistant called?
aftershocking
restructuring
gapping
retrofitting
What is the weight in the roof of a building that can shift to counteract the building's movement called?
the mass damper
the weight balance
the retrofitter
the roof dampener
