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Earthquakes - Chapter 12

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

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Class
Date
1.

Stress that pushes a mass of rock in two opposite directions is called

a)

shearing

b)

tension

c)

compression

d)

deformation

2.

Which of the following can cause damage days or months after a large earthquake?

a)

the arrival of surface waves

b)

a tsunami

c)

convection

d)

an aftershock

3.

In a normal fault, the part of the fault that lies below the other part is called the

a)

hanging wall.

b)

footwall.

c)

anticline.

d)

reverse fault.

4.

In a strike-slip fault, the rocks on either side of the fault slip past each other sideways with little

a)

noise.

b)

up-or-down motion.

c)

shaking.

d)

movement.

5.

Which type of stress force produces reverse faults?

a)

shearing

b)

compression

c)

tension

d)

deformation

6.

A fold in rock that bends upward into an arch is called a(n)

a)

anticline

b)

plateau.

c)

syncline.

d)

canyon.

7.

A large area of flat land elevated high above sea level is called a

a)

syncline.

b)

canyon.

c)

plateau.

d)

fault.

8.

The point beneath Earth’s surface where rock breaks under stress and

triggers an earthquake is called the

a)

syncline.

b)

epicenter.

c)

footwall.

d)

focus.

9.

The type of seismic waves that arrive at the surface first and move by compressing and expanding the ground like an accordion are called

a)

S waves.

b)

Surface waves.

c)

P waves.

d)

Mercalli waves.

10.

The rating system that estimates the total energy released by an earthquake is called the

a)

Richter scale.

b)

moment magnitude scale.

c)

mechanical seismograph scale.

d)

Mercalli scale.

11.

The stress force that pulls on the crust where two plates are moving apart is called ____________________.

a)

compression

b)

tension

c)

strike-slip

d)

shearing

12.

The block of rock that lies above a fault is called the ____________________.

a)

fault block

b)

hanging wall

c)

footwall

d)

plateau

13.

Shearing creates ____________________ faults, like the San Andreas fault in California.

a)

strike-slip

b)

normal

c)

reverse

14.

The seismic waves that travel along Earth’s surface and produce the most severe ground movements are called ____________________.

a)

S-waves

b)

surface waves

c)

P-waves

d)

seismic waves

15.

A seismograph uses a _______________ to record the drum’s vibrations.

a)

camera

b)

brush

c)

pen

d)

weight

16.

The squeezing together of rocks by stress is called_____________.

a)

compression

b)

Tension

c)

Shearing

17.

In a______________ fault, the rocks on either side of the fault slip past each other sideways.

a)

Normal

b)

Strike Slip

c)

Reverse

18.

A downward fold in a rock is called a _____________.

a)

Syncline

b)

Anticline

c)

Plateau

19.

When an earthquake occurs, ________________ are the first seismic waves to arrive at a given location.

a)

S waves

b)

P waves

c)

Surface waves

20.

On which type of boundary does the most earthquake activity occur?

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

21.

What type of stress is pictured in image C?

a)

compression

b)

tension

c)

shearing

22.

What type of stress is pictured in image B?

a)

compression

b)

tension

c)

shearing

23.

What type of stress is pictured in image D?

a)

compression

b)

tension

c)

shearing