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Waves and Earthquakes

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which type of wave is the first to arrive after an earthquake occurs?
a)
P- Wave
b)
Rayleigh Wave
c)
S- Wave
d)
Shear Wave
2.
What is the measure of the amount of energy released in an earthquake?
a)
Intensity
b)
Epicenter
c)
Magnitude
d)
Seismogram
3.

Most earthquakes happen along _________________.

a)

the coast

b)

faults

c)

the desert

d)

mountain ranges

4.

Many earthquakes happen along the borders of...

a)

Countries

b)

Tectonic Plates

c)

Climate Zones

d)

None of the above.

5.
When a sound wave experiences reflection, we hear
a)
a louder sound
b)
an echo
c)
a quieter sound
d)
nothing
6.
When a wave bends as it passes through at an angle from one medium to another.
a)
medium
b)
refraction
c)
reflection
d)
interference
7.

As light travels through a lens it causes an object to appear larger, this is due to which behavior?

a)

Transmission

b)

Reflection

c)

Absorption

d)

Refraction

8.

The amplitude of a seismic wave tells you the ________ of an earthquake.

a)

speed

b)

magnitude

c)

depth

d)

location

9.

What kind of plate boundary produces subduction zones?

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

10.
What type of boundary occurs where two plates move together?
a)
convergent
b)
transform
c)
divergent
11.
What forms when one oceanic plate is forced beneath another plate?
a)
subduction zone
b)
an ocean ridge
c)
a rift valley
d)
an ocean basin
12.
What type of boundary is formed when two lithospheric plates slide past one another?
a)
Transform Plate Boundary
b)
Convergent Plate Boundary
c)
Divergent Plate Boundary
d)
Subduction Plate Boundary
13.

Plates that are moving apart from each other

a)

divergent boundary

b)

convergent boundary

c)

subduction zone

d)

continental drift

14.

What kind of wave CANNOT travel inside the earth?

a)

p waves

b)

s waves

c)

surface waves

15.

Which of these types of plate boundaries can produce tsunamis?

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

d)

strike-slip

16.

How far are you in the project?

a)

I haven't started (oof it's due Monday)

b)

Earthquake History

c)

Fault information

d)

Safety

e)

Part 2 (questions)

17.

Would you rather live near a strike-slip fault with large earthquakes, or a subduction zone with possible tsunamis?

4 lines
18.

What are most tsunamis caused by?

a)

Hurricanes

b)

Tornadoes

c)

Earthquakes

d)

Landslides

19.

The Mercalli scale tells you an earthquake's

a)

magnitude

b)

direction

c)

intensity

d)

speed

20.

The San Andreas fault is an example of a

a)

reverse fault

b)

normal fault

c)

subduction zone

d)

strike-slip fault