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Earthquakes Study Guide

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

In a normal fault, the part of the fault that slips due to tension is the

a)

hanging wall

b)

footwall

c)

reverse fault

d)

anticline

2.

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

a)

syncline

b)

anticline

c)

plateau

d)

canyon

3.

The type of seismic wave that moves by compressing and expanding the ground is called

a)

S Waves

b)

Mercalli waves

c)

Surface waves

d)

P waves

4.

Compared to P waves and S waves, surface waves move

a)

faster

b)

slower

c)

at the same rate

5.

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

a)

shearing

b)

tension

c)

compression

6.

The land between two normal faults moves upward to create a

a)

fold

b)

anticline

c)

fault-block mountain

7.

The point beneath the Earth's surface where rocks break under stress and triggers an earthquake is called a

a)

footwall

b)

focus

c)

epicenter

8.

S waves are also known as

a)

Primary waves

b)

Secondary waves

c)

Surface waves

d)

Focus waves

9.

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

a)

afterschocks

b)

a tsunami

c)

surface waves

d)

liquefaction

10.

What type of seismic waves can travel through both solids and liquids?

a)

P waves

b)

S Waves

c)

Surface waves

d)

Focus waves

11.

Which scale would most likely be used to tell how much damage was done to homes?

a)

richter scale

b)

mercalli scale

c)

moment magnitude scale

d)

seismic scale

12.

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

a)

noise

b)

shaking

c)

up and down motion

d)

movement

13.

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

a)

richter scale

b)

moment magnitude scale

c)

mercalli scale

d)

mechanical seismograph

14.

An upward fold in rock is called

a)

syncline

b)

canyon

c)

plateau

d)

anticline

15.

The fault that demonstrates rocks slipping past each other is called a

a)

normal fault

b)

reverse fault

c)

fault-block mountain

d)

strike-slip fault

16.

The scale used to describe the effects of an earthquake on people and land is called a

a)

mercalli scale

b)

richter scale

c)

moment magnitude scale

d)

magnitude movement scale

17.

Geologist use a creep meter to measure ____________ movement along a fault.

a)

vertical

b)

diagonal

c)

horizontal

d)

up and down

18.

The squeezing together of rocks by stress is called

a)

shearing

b)

compression

c)

tension

d)

deformation

19.

The first seismic waves to arrive at a given location are called

a)

P waves

b)

S waves

c)

Surface waves

d)

Tidal waves

20.

During an earthquake, seismic waves move outwards from the

a)

hypocenter

b)

epicenter

c)

seismic center

d)

focus