WorksheetsEarthquake Chapter Review
Total questions: 83
Worksheet time: 48mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of fault does the picture represent?
a)
Normal Fault
b)
Strike Slip Fault
c)
Reverse Fault
2.
What type of fault does the picture represent?
a)
Normal Fault
b)
Strike-Slip Fault
c)
Reverse Fault
3.
What type of fault does the picture represent?
a)
Normal Fault
b)
Strike-Slip Fault
c)
Reverse Fault
4.
What type of fault does the picture represent?
a)
Normal Fault
b)
Reverse Fault
c)
Strike-Slip Fault
5.
Stretching rock so it becomes thinner in the middle is what kind of stress?
a)
tension
b)
compression
c)
shearing
6.
Squeezing rock until it breaks is what stress?
a)
tension
b)
compression
c)
shearing
7.
The hanging wall slides up and over that footwall is what kind of fault?
a)
strike-slip
b)
normal
c)
reverse
8.
What fault has little up or down motion?
a)
strike-slip
b)
normal
c)
reverse
9.
When the hanging wall slips downward below the footwall, what kind of fault is it?
a)
strike-slip
b)
normal
c)
reverse
10.
Which of these boundaries/stresses/faults all correctly go together? Choose all that apply.
a)
normal, divergent, tension
b)
reverse, convergent, shearing
c)
strike-slip, transform, compression
11.
Where is the point at which the first movement occurs during an earthquake?
a)
Epicenter
b)
Focus
c)
Fault
d)
Plate
12.
Where is the point on the Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake?
a)
Epicenter
b)
Fault
c)
Hypocenter
d)
Tremor
13.
Which type of wave is the first to arrive after an earthquake occurs?
a)
P Wave
b)
Rayleigh Wave
c)
S Wave
d)
Shear Wave
14.
Which body wave squeezes and stretches rock materials as they pass through the Earth?
a)
Body Waves
b)
P Waves
c)
S Waves
d)
Surface Waves
15.
Which body waves cause particles of rock material to move at right angles to the direction in which the waves are traveling?
a)
Body Waves
b)
P Waves
c)
S Waves
d)
Surface Waves
16.
S Waves can move through which of the following?
a)
Gas
b)
Liquid
c)
Solid
d)
All of these
17.
What is an instrument that detects and records waves produced by earthquakes? (This piece of equipment can measure the magnitude of an earthquake.)
a)
Epicenter
b)
Fault
c)
Seismogram
d)
Seismograph
18.
What is the measure of the amount of energy released in an earthquake?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Epicenter
c)
Magnitude
d)
Seismogram
19.
Which scale rates earthquakes based on the amount of damage done?
a)
Mercalli Scale
b)
Richter Scale
c)
Seismogram Scale
d)
Bernoulli Scale
20.
What is a smaller earthquake that follows a larger earthquake?
a)
Aftershock
b)
Liquefaction
c)
Seismic Gap
d)
Tsunami
21.
What is the shaking of the Earth’s crust caused by a release of energy?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Epicenter
c)
Fault
d)
Plate
22.
The huge pieces of the earth's crust are called ____________________________.
a)
crust
b)
plates
c)
directions
d)
seismos
23.
The epicenter of an earthquake is
a)
The point below the surface where rock begins to break and the first motion occurs
b)
The seismic station closest to the earthquake
c)
The place where the greatest damage occurs
d)
The point on the surface directly above the focus
24.
The Richter scale measures:
a)
the amount of radon gas released
b)
the movement of plates
c)
the strength of an earthquake
d)
the weight of tectonic plates
25.
The Modified Mercalli scale rates the amount of damage from an earthquake
a)
true
b)
false
26.
An earthquake scored high on the Richter scale but low on the Mercalli scale. Why?
a)
it probably happened in an area with no people
b)
it was a fast earthquake
c)
because it damaged a lot
d)
impossible to tell
27.
An instrument that detects and measures earthquakes is a
a)
seismogram
b)
focus seismic map
c)
focus
d)
seismograph
28.
How much bigger is a magnitude 8 earthquake compared to magnitude 7 one on the Richter Scale?
a)
1 time bigger
b)
10 times bigger
c)
100 times bigger
d)
1000 times bigger
29.
A wave of energy that travels through the Earth, away from the earthquake and in all directions is a ____________ wave
a)
seismic
b)
P
c)
S
30.
The outside layer of the earth is called ______________________.
a)
core
b)
crust
c)
mantle
d)
outer core
31.
Most earthquakes happen along the _________________.
a)
coast
b)
faults
c)
desert
d)
directions
32.
5. Which type of wave travels the fastest?
a)
Primary Wave
b)
Secondary Wave
c)
Surface Wave
33.
1. What is a fault?
a)
A type of earthquake.
b)
A break in a tectonic plate.
c)
A type of wave
34.
The force that causes part of the Earth to become shorter and thicker is
a)
tension
b)
compression
c)
shearing
d)
normal force
35.
When the hanging wall of a fault slips down with respect to the footwall, the result is a
a)
reverse fault
b)
syncline
c)
normal fault
d)
strike slip fault
36.
Which of the following is a rating of earthquake damage at a particular location?
a)
focus scale
b)
Mercalli scale
c)
richter scale
37.
The largest waves on a seismogram are
a)
p waves
b)
s waves
c)
surface waves
d)
tsunamis
38.
Measures the magnitude or size, of an Earthquake
a)
epicenter
b)
liquefaction
c)
Richter scale
d)
aftershock
39.
A scale that rates earthquakes according to amount of shaking and damage they cause.
a)
Richter Scale
b)
Modified Mercalli Scale
c)
Moment Magnitude Scale
d)
Seismograph
40.
The point on Earth’s surface directly above an earthquake’s focus.
a)
Seismic Wave
b)
Epicenter
c)
Seismograph
d)
Magnitude
41.
A vibration that travels through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake.
a)
seismic wave
b)
seismograph
c)
epicenter
d)
focus
42.
A type of seismic wave that compresses and expands the ground.
a)
P wave
b)
S wave
c)
surface wave
43.
A type of seismic wave that forms when P waves and S waves reach the Earth’s surface.
a)
P wave
b)
S wave
c)
Surface wave
44.
A type of seismic wave that moves the ground up and down or side to side.
a)
P wave
b)
S wave
c)
Surface wave
45.
A device that records ground movements caused by seismic waves as they move through Earth.
a)
seismic wave
b)
Richter scale
c)
Moment magnitude scale
d)
Seismograph
46.
The point beneath Earth’s surface where rock breaks under stress and causes an earthquake.
a)
Epicenter
b)
Seismic Wave
c)
Earthquake
d)
Focus
47.
A seismic wave that can only travel through solids
a)
P wave
b)
S wave
c)
Surface wave
48.
Fastest seismic waves
a)
P wave
b)
S wave
c)
Surface wave
49.
Formed when P and S waves reach the surface
a)
P wave
b)
S wave
c)
Surface wave
50.
Scale that rates earthquakes based on the reading of a seismograph
a)
Richter scale
b)
Modified Mercalli Scale
c)
Both
51.
Scale that rates earthquakes based people's observations
a)
Richter scale
b)
Modified Mercalli Scale
c)
Both
52.
Scale that can be used by anyone and requires no special training
a)
Richter scale
b)
Modified Mercalli Scale
c)
Both
53.
Scale that rates earthquakes from 1.0 to 10.0
a)
Richter scale
b)
Modified Mercalli Scale
c)
Both
54.
Which scale is used by seismologist today?
a)
Richter Scale
b)
Moment Magnitude Scale
c)
Modified Mercalli Scale
55.
Which scaled is based on observations made by people during an earthquake?
a)
Richter Scale
b)
Modified Mercalli Scale
c)
Moment Magnitude Scale
56.
What is a seismogram?
a)
A wave produced by an earthquake
b)
An instrument used to measure earthquakes
c)
A record produced by a seismograph
d)
A fracture in the lithosphere
57.
The S-waves on a seismogram are usually smaller than the P-waves.
a)
True
b)
False
58.
The preferred scale for measuring an earthquake's magnitude is the moment magnitude scale.
a)
True
b)
False
59.
Today, scientists can accurately predict most earthquakes.
a)
True
b)
False
60.
Paper record of seismic waves produced by a seismograph
a)
seismogram
b)
seismograph
c)
Mercalli intensity scale
d)
moment magnitude scale
61.
Type of seismic wave that cannot travel through Earth's liquid outer core
a)
S wave
b)
P wave
c)
love wave
d)
none of these answers are correct
62.
Earthquake scale based on the total energy released in an earthquake
a)
moment magnitude scale
b)
Mercalli intensity scale
c)
Richter magnitude scale
d)
seismograph
63.
Device that records seismic waves
a)
seismograph
b)
seismogram
c)
Mercalli intensity scale
d)
Richter magnitude scale
64.
A force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume?
a)
stress
b)
focus
c)
friction
d)
fracture
65.
Stress that stretches rock so that it becomes thinner in the middle!
a)
tension
b)
compression
c)
sheear
d)
rubber-binder
66.
The process by which an earthquake's violent movement suddenly turns loose soil into liquid mud!
a)
tsunami
tsunami
tsunami
b)
S Wave
c)
liquefaction
d)
syncline
67.
Stress that squeezes rock!
a)
tension
b)
compression
c)
shear
d)
boa constriction
68.
Stress that pushes masses of rock in opposite directions, in a sideways movement?
a)
shear
b)
compression
c)
tension
d)
constriction
69.
A type of fault where the hanging wall slides down...caused by tension.
a)
normal fault
b)
strike-slip fault
c)
reversynclinese fault
70.
The record of an earthquake's seismic waves produced by a seismograph?
a)
P Wave
b)
seismogram
c)
S Wave
d)
E.K.G.
71.
The block of rock that forms the upper half of a fault?
a)
hanging wall
hanging wall
hanging wall
b)
cliff wall
c)
fault
d)
reverse fault
72.
The block of rock that forms the lower half of a fault?
a)
plateau
b)
hanging wall
c)
footwall
d)
focus
73.
A type of fault where the hanging wall slides upward...caused by compression.
a)
hanging wall
b)
strike-slip fault
strike-slip fault
strike-slip fault
c)
normal fault
d)
reverse fault
74.
A scale that rates Earthquake's magnitude based on the size of it's seismic waves?
a)
Richter Scale
b)
moment magnitude scale
c)
Mercalli scale
d)
Kelvin scale
75.
The measurement of an Earthquake's strength based on seismic waves and movement along faults?
a)
focus
b)
magnitude
c)
stress
d)
liquefatcion
76.
A type of fault in which rocks on either side move past each other sideways with little up or down motion?
a)
strike-slip fault
b)
normal fault
c)
reverse fault
d)
plateau
77.
A type of seismic wave that forms when P waves and S waves reach Earth's surface?
a)
P wave
b)
S wave
c)
Surface wave
d)
tsunami wave
78.
A type of seismic wave that moves the ground up and down or side-to-side?
a)
P w ave
b)
S Wave
c)
surface wave
d)
tsunami wave
79.
A type of seismic wave that compresses and expands the ground?
a)
S wave
b)
P wave
c)
Tsunami wave
d)
shear
80.
The point of Earth's surface directly above an Earthquake?
a)
epicenter
b)
focus
c)
ground zero
d)
syncline
81.
The point beneath Earth's surface where rock breaks under stress causing an Earthquake?
a)
loci
b)
syncline
c)
epicenter
d)
focus
82.
An upward fold in rock formed by compression of Earth's crust?
a)
anticline
b)
syncline
c)
normal fault
d)
fracture
83.
A downward fold in rock formed by compression in Earth's crust?
a)
anticline
b)
syncline
c)
fracture
d)
strike-slip fault
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