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Worksheets8th Grade - Chapter 06 - 5th Edition
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
An instrument that simply detects earth waves is a
a)
seismoscope
b)
seismograph
c)
seismometer
d)
seismotracker
2.
Which of the following can cause earthquakes?
a)
slipping of a fault
b)
eruption of a volcano
c)
a landslide
d)
all of these
3.
Which of the following is an example of tension?
a)
the force that a rock exerts as it strikes a roadway after tumbling down a hill
b)
the force that a rock climber exerts on the rope as he rappels down a cliff
c)
the sliding of two layers of rock across each other during a mudslide
d)
the rolling of a rock along the bottom of a raging river
4.
Subduction would most likely be occurring at a
a)
convergent
b)
divergent
c)
normal
d)
transform
5.
The property (or properties) of a material that allow(s) it to change shape without breaking under stress is (are)
a)
ductility
b)
brittleness
c)
elasticity
d)
both A and C
6.
The horizontal direction of a fault is its
a)
strike
b)
stress
c)
dip
d)
slip
7.
Most major faults in the United States are found in
a)
coastal plains
b)
inland prairies
c)
mountain ranges
d)
southwestern deserts
8.
Which of the following statements is true?
a)
A locked fault must be a dip-slip fault
b)
A reverse fault is a type of dip-slip fault
c)
A normal fault is a type of strike-slip fault
d)
A transform fault is a type of dip-slip fault
9.
Secondary, smaller earthquakes that result from a major earthquake are called
a)
aftershocks
b)
strike slips
c)
dip slips
d)
epicenters
10.
An instrument that both detects and records earth waves is a
a)
seismoscope
b)
seismograph
c)
seismometer
d)
seismotracker
11.
Seismic waves travel
a)
only on the earth’s surface
b)
through the earth, but not the core
c)
through the earth, including the core
d)
in all of these ways
12.
Rayleigh waves and Love waves are both examples of
a)
P waves
b)
S waves
c)
surface waves
d)
tremor waves
13.
Which of the following is not related to locating an earthquake?
a)
overthrust
b)
focus
c)
seismic wave
d)
epicenter
14.
Earthquakes are most common
a)
in the center of continental plates
b)
in river valleys
c)
at the North and South Poles
d)
near the edges of tectonic plates
15.
One quake measures 6.0 on the Richter scale and another measure 7.0. How does the second quake's energy compare with that of the first.
a)
It has slightly more energy
b)
It does one time more the amount of damage
c)
It is ten times more energetic
d)
It has about thirty-two times more energy
16.
Which earthquake magnitude scale do geologists use to report to the public?
a)
the linear scale
b)
the Modified Mercalli Intensity scale
c)
the Richter scale
d)
the moment magnitude scale
17.
Which one of the following terms does not belong with the rest?
a)
Modified Mercalli Intensity scale
b)
moment magnitude
c)
Richter
d)
Rayleigh
18.
An ocean wave caused by an earthquake is called a(n) ___
a)
breaker
b)
L wave
c)
tidal wave
d)
tsunami
19.
Most earthquakes are too gentle for people to feel
a)
true
b)
false
20.
All types of rock, when under stress, respond in the same way
a)
true
b)
false
21.
Modern seismologists believe that faults and earthquakes are caused by tectonic
a)
true
b)
false
22.
The very heavy mass or weight of standard seismometers and seismographs readily moves as earthquake waves pass by.
a)
true
b)
false
23.
The last waves to reach distant seismographs are the S waves
a)
true
b)
false
24.
Some types of seismic waves are unable to travel through the earth’s core
a)
true
b)
false
25.
Some earthquakes occur along faults that are not tectonic boundaries
a)
true
b)
false
26.
The Richter scale goes from 1 to 10
a)
true
b)
false
27.
Fire is a significant earthquake hazard in heavily populated areas
a)
true
b)
false
28.
Scientists now have the technology to predict earthquakes and warn people days in advance
a)
true
b)
false
29.
a transform fault
a)
strike-slip
b)
normal
c)
reverse
30.
the fastest body wave
a)
P wave
b)
S wave
c)
surface wave
31.
a body wave that cannot travel through Earth’s core
a)
P wave
b)
S wave
c)
surface wave
32.
the center of earthquake activity
a)
Focus
b)
Epicenter
c)
Richter Scale
33.
the point on Earth’s surface above the center of earthquake activity
a)
Focus
b)
Epicenter
c)
Richter Scale
34.
the indicator of the energy released by an earthquake
a)
Focus
b)
Epicenter
c)
Richter Scale
35.
a type of surface wave
a)
P wave
b)
S wave
c)
Love Wave
36.
The type of stress that is most significant in causing earthquakes is ___ stress
a)
Shear
b)
Fault
c)
Epicenter
d)
Damage
37.
A crack in a rock where movement has occurred is called a(n) ___
a)
Fault
b)
Epicenter
c)
Damage
d)
Strike
38.
Seismologists need data from at least three seismic stations to pinpoint an earthquake’s ___
a)
Epicenter
b)
Damage
c)
Strike
d)
Dip
39.
The Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI) scale rates earthquakes on ___, not magnitude
a)
Damage
b)
Strike
c)
Dip
d)
Fault
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