WorksheetsEarthquakes Study Guide
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
In a normal fault, the part of the fault that slips due to tension is the
hanging wall
footwall
reverse fault
anticline
A fold in the rock that bends upward into an arch is called a(n)
syncline
anticline
plateau
canyon
The type of seismic wave that moves by compressing and expanding the ground is called
S Waves
Mercalli waves
Surface waves
P waves
Compared to P waves and S waves, surface waves move
faster
slower
at the same rate
Stress that pushes a mass of rock in two opposite directions is called
shearing
tension
compression
The land between two normal faults moves upward to create a
fold
anticline
fault-block mountain
The point beneath the Earth's surface where rocks break under stress and triggers an earthquake is called a
footwall
focus
epicenter
S waves are also known as
Primary waves
Secondary waves
Surface waves
Focus waves
Which of the following can cause damage days or months after a major earthquake?
afterschocks
a tsunami
surface waves
liquefaction
What type of seismic waves can travel through both solids and liquids?
P waves
S Waves
Surface waves
Focus waves
Which scale would most likely be used to tell how much damage was done to homes?
richter scale
mercalli scale
moment magnitude scale
seismic scale
In a strike-slip fault, the rocks on either side slip past each other with little
noise
shaking
up and down motion
movement
The rating system that estimates the total energy released by an earthquake is called
richter scale
moment magnitude scale
mercalli scale
mechanical seismograph
An upward fold in rock is called
syncline
canyon
plateau
anticline
The fault that demonstrates rocks slipping past each other is called a
normal fault
reverse fault
fault-block mountain
strike-slip fault
The scale used to describe the effects of an earthquake on people and land is called a
mercalli scale
richter scale
moment magnitude scale
magnitude movement scale
Geologist use a creep meter to measure ____________ movement along a fault.
vertical
diagonal
horizontal
up and down
The squeezing together of rocks by stress is called
shearing
compression
tension
deformation
The first seismic waves to arrive at a given location are called
P waves
S waves
Surface waves
Tidal waves
During an earthquake, seismic waves move outwards from the
hypocenter
epicenter
seismic center
focus
