WorksheetsChapter 7 Vocabulary Earthquakes
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
fold in rocks that arches upward so older rocks are at the center
a)
anticline
b)
syncline
c)
trough
d)
basin
2.
circular syncline that forms a depression in the ground
a)
Anticline
b)
Basin
c)
Syncline
d)
Trough
3.
stress that squeezes rocks together
a)
deformation
b)
shear
c)
compression
d)
tension
4.
stress from the weight of material above buried rocks that does not allow the rocks to change shape
a)
deformation
b)
compression
c)
tension
d)
confining stress
5.
change in the shape of rocks due to stress
a)
deformation
b)
compression
c)
liquify
d)
fracture
6.
fault in which the dip of the fault plane is inclined relative to the horizontal surface of Earth
a)
dip-slip fault
b)
normal fault
c)
reverse fault
d)
strike slip fault
7.
circular anticline that forms a mound on the ground
a)
shear
b)
hanging wall
c)
dome
d)
basin
8.
fracture along which one side has moved relative to the other
a)
fold
b)
footwall
c)
monocline
d)
fault zone
9.
bend in rocks caused by compression
a)
fold
b)
fracture
c)
basin
d)
slip
10.
block of rocks that is beneath a dip-slip fault plane
a)
hanging wall
b)
joint
c)
syncline
d)
footwall
11.
crack in rocks caused by stress
a)
fracture
b)
fold
c)
compression
d)
slip
12.
break in rocks along which there is no movement
a)
joint
b)
slip
c)
fault
d)
shear
13.
block of rocks that is above a dip-slip fault plane
a)
footwall
b)
climbingwall
c)
stonewall
d)
hanging wall
14.
bend in rocks that causes them to be inclined relative to the horizontal
a)
footwall
b)
hanging wall
c)
anticline
d)
monocline
15.
dip-slip fault in which the hanging wall drops down relative to the footwall
a)
normal fault
b)
reverse fault
c)
strike slip fault
d)
your fault
16.
dip-slip fault in which the hanging wall pushes up relative to the footwall
a)
normal fault
b)
reverse fault
c)
strike slip fault
d)
my fault
17.
parallel stresses on rocks that push them past each other in opposite directions
a)
compression
b)
stress
c)
shear
d)
tension
18.
distance rocks move along a fault
a)
fold
b)
slide
c)
compression
d)
slip
19.
force per unit area on rocks
a)
dome
b)
horsepower
c)
fracture
d)
stress
20.
fault in which the dip of the fault plane is vertical
a)
reverse fault
b)
his fault
c)
normal fault
d)
strike slip fault
21.
fold in rocks that bends downward so younger rocks are at the center
a)
monocline
b)
syncline
c)
incline
d)
flat
22.
stress that pulls rocks in opposite directions
a)
tension
b)
tug of war
c)
stress
d)
compression
23.
reverse fault in which the dip of the fault plane is nearly horizontal
a)
thrust fault
b)
normal fault
c)
fault zone
d)
horizontal fault
24.
height of a wave from the center to the top of a crest (or bottom of a trough)
a)
crest
b)
focus
c)
dome
d)
amplitude
25.
type of seismic wave that travels through Earth’s interior; either a primary wave or a secondary wave
a)
body wave
b)
love wave
c)
friendly wave
d)
parade wave
26.
highest point of a wave
a)
focus
b)
trough
c)
crest
d)
mid point
27.
ground movement caused by the sudden release of energy stored in rocks
a)
earthquake
b)
shakes
c)
rumbles
d)
tsunami
28.
theory that earthquakes occur when rocks break and snap back to their original position after being deformed elastically until they cannot deform any more
a)
shakey shakey theory
b)
rumble bumble theory
c)
earthquke theory
d)
elastic rebound theory
29.
point on the surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
a)
focus
b)
epicenter
c)
epifocus
d)
focuscenter
30.
point beneath the surface where rocks break and start an earthquake
a)
mitochondria
b)
epicenter
c)
ribosomes
d)
focus
31.
type of seismic wave that travels over the surface and has a side-to-side motion
a)
love wave
b)
A wave
c)
P wave
d)
Z wave
32.
type of seismic wave that travels through Earth and arrives first at a seismometer
a)
G-by wave
b)
P wave
c)
S wave
d)
Microwave
33.
type of seismic wave that travels over the surface and has an up-and-down motion
a)
Primary Wave
b)
Hello Wave
c)
Rayleigh Wave
d)
Surfing Wave
34.
type of seismic wave that travels through Earth and arrives second at a seismometer
a)
S Wave
b)
P Wave
c)
C Wave
d)
Z Wave
35.
type of seismic wave that travels along the surface of the ground; either a Love wave or a Rayleigh wave
a)
P wave
b)
surface wave
c)
S wave
d)
wavelength
36.
lowest point of a wave
a)
midpoint
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
37.
large water wave cause by any shock to ocean water, such as an earthquake, meteorite impact, landslide, or nuclear explosion
a)
hurricane
b)
tidal wave
c)
surf
d)
tsunami
38.
horizontal distance between two corresponding points on adjacent waves, such as the distance between two crests or two troughs
a)
wavelength
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
liquify
39.
scale of earthquake magnitude based on the amplitude of the largest seismic wave produced by an earthquake
a)
seismogram
b)
moment magnitude scale
c)
Richter magnitude scale
d)
bathroom scale
40.
scale of earthquake intensity based on what people feel and the extent of damage caused by the earthquake
a)
Mercalli intensity scale
b)
Richter magnitude scale
c)
moment magnitude scale
d)
seismograph scale
41.
scale of earthquake magnitude based on the total amount of energy released by an earthquake
a)
Richter magnitude scale
b)
Mercalli intensity scale
c)
moment magnitude scale
d)
Walleye scale
42.
paper record of seismic activity produced by a seismograph
a)
earthquake-o-gram
b)
seismometer
c)
seismograph
d)
seismogram
43.
older type of device that measures and records seismic waves using a suspended, weighted pen that writes on a drum of paper that moves with the ground
a)
seismogram
b)
seismometer
c)
seismograph
d)
seismometergraph
44.
modern device that uses electronic motion detectors to measure and record seismic waves and other ground motions
a)
seismorific
b)
seismogram
c)
seismograph
d)
seismometer
45.
or soil to become saturated with water and behave like quicksand
a)
liquify
b)
moistify
c)
soakify
d)
wetify
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