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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 28mins
What type of boundary is the San Andreas in California?
Convergent
Transform
Normal
Divergent
How do convergent plates move?
They pull away from each other.
They slide by each other.
They move toward each other.
It depends, sometimes they move close to each other, sometimes they move far apart.
What is the measurement of an earthquake's strength based on seismic waves and movement along a rock called?
Intensity
Epicenter
Magnitude
Seismogram
Which scale rates earthquakes based on the amount of damage done based on people's observations?
Modified Mercalli Scale
Richter Magnitude Scale
Seismograph
Moment Magnitude Scale
Which seismic wave travels the fastest, and is always the first to be detected by a seismograph?
P waves
S waves
Surface waves
Tsunami waves
The most destructive type of wave is a ___
P-wave
S-wave
Surface wave
transverse wave
What does a seismograph measure?
The amount of oil and gas underground.
The amount of damage an earthquake causes.
The temperature of the earth's core.
The amount of shaking caused by an earthquake.
Which seismic wave moves at a 90 degree angle?
P Waves
S Waves
Surface Waves
Which letter represents the movement created by the P Wave?
A
B
C
Which wave has the largest zig-zag pattern on a seismogram?
P Wave
S Wave
Surface Wave
Which types of wave compresses and expands the rock as they pass through the Earth?
Ocean Waves
P Waves
S Waves
Surface Waves
What are the three types of plate boundaries?
Transform, Convergent, Divergent
Apart, Together, Slide
Slide, Pull away, Push together
What is the instrument used to measure earthquakes?
Seismograph
Seisologist
Scale
Seismogram
What is the record of an earthquake's seismic waves produced by a seismograph called?
Seismograph
Seismogram
Seismologist
Elastic Rebound
