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Earthquakes

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume

a)

stress

b)

strain

2.

This type of stress pulls on the crust, stretching it...

a)

tension

b)

compression

c)

elastic strain

d)

strain

3.

This type of stress squeezes rock until it folds or breaks...

a)

compression

b)

tension

c)

shearing

d)

strain

4.

This type of stress pushes a mass of rock in two opposite directions...the rock slides past each other horizontally.

a)

shearing

b)

strain

c)

tension

d)

compression

5.

A type of strain where the rock goes back to its original shape

a)

elastic strain

b)

plastic strain

6.

This type of strain creates a permanent change in the shape of the rock...

a)

plastic strain

b)

elastic strain

7.

What type of stress would be associated with this land-form?

a)

compression

b)

tension

c)

shearing

d)

strain

8.

What type of stress would be associated with this land-form?

a)

compression

b)

tension

c)

shearing

d)

strain

9.

What type of stress would be associated with this land-form?

a)

compression

b)

tension

c)

shearing

d)

strain

10.

What type of stress would be associated with this land-form?

a)

compression

b)

tension

c)

shearing

d)

strain

11.

What type of stress would be associated with this land-form?

a)

compression

b)

tension

c)

shearing

d)

strain

12.

What type of stress would be associated with this land-form?

a)

compression

b)

tension

c)

shearing

d)

strain

13.
The stress force that pulls rock apart
a)
Compression
b)
Shearing 
c)
Tension 
14.
The stress force that squeezes rock together
a)
Compression
b)
Shearing
c)
Tension
15.
The stress force that pushes rock masses in opposite, sideways directions 
a)
Compression
b)
Shearing 
c)
Tension
16.
A fault caused by compression force
a)
Normal fault
b)
Reverse fault
c)
Strike-slip fault
17.
A fault caused by tension force
a)
Normal fault
b)
Reverse fault
c)
Strike-slip fault 
18.
A fault where rocks move past each other caused by shearing force 
a)
Reverse fault
b)
Normal fault
c)
Strike-slip fault
19.
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
20.
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
21.

Which body waves cause particles of rock material to move at right angles to the direction in which the waves are traveling? These seismic waves begin causing noticeable damage. Temporarily change shape but not volume of material.

a)

Body Waves

b)

P Waves

c)

S Waves

d)

Surface Waves

22.
What is another term for P Wave?
a)
Compression Wave
b)
Principal Wave
c)
Shear Wave
d)
Secondary Wave
23.

Scientists then use a method called _______ to determine exactly where the earthquake was

a)

guesstimation

b)

randomization

c)

exaggeration

d)

triangulation

e)

science-ation?

24.

What did one earthquake say to the other earthquake?

a)

"Sup Bro"

b)

Nothing earthquakes don't talk

c)

"Hello"

d)

"It's all your fault!"

25.

These seismic waves are more slower than P and S waves but can produce severe ground movement with a wavelike motion.

a)

surface waves

b)

S waves (secondary)

c)

P waves (primary)

d)

EM Waves

26.

Waves that carry energy of an earthquake away from the focus...

a)

seismic waves

b)

EM Waves

c)

radio waves

d)

gamma rays

27.

This type of fault is....

a)

normal fault

b)

reverse fault

c)

strike-slip fault

28.

This type of fault is....

a)

normal fault

b)

reverse fault

c)

strike-slip fault

29.

This type of fault is....

a)

normal fault

b)

reverse fault

c)

strike-slip fault

30.
A type of fault where rocks on either side move past each other sideways is called:
a)
normal fault
b)
reverse fault
c)
strike-slip fault
31.
A type of fault where the hanging wall slides down...caused by tension.
a)
normal fault
b)
strike-slip fault
c)
reversynclinese fault
32.
Where is the point at which the first movement occurs during an earthquake?
a)
Epicenter
b)
Focus
c)
Fault
d)
Plate
33.
Where is the point on the Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake?
a)
Epicenter
b)
Fault
c)
Hypocenter
d)
Tremor
34.

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)

Seismos

d)

Seismometer

35.
What is the measure of the amount of energy released in an earthquake?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Epicenter
c)
Magnitude
d)
Seismogram
36.
Squeezing rock until it breaks is what stress?
a)
tension
b)
compression
c)
shearing
37.
Stretching rock so it becomes thinner in the middle is what kind of stress?
a)
tension
b)
compression
c)
shearing
38.
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

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