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MPE 15 Quiz #3 MT

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. What is the violent shaking of Earth's crust as built-up energy is released.

a)

earthquake

b)

fault

c)

epicenter

d)

focus

2.

2. What is the point on Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake?

a)

earthquake

b)

fault

c)

epicenter

d)

focus

3.

3. What do you call the crack in Earth's surface along which movement takes place?

a)

earthquake

b)

fault

c)

epicenter

d)

focus

4.

4. Name the point underground where the faulting in an earthquake occurs.

a)

earthquake

b)

fault

c)

epicenter

d)

focus

5.

5. What do you call waves of energy sent through Earth's crust when parts of the crust move suddenly?

a)

thermal waves

b)

seismic waves

c)

energy waves

d)

magma

6.

6. Which earthquake wave is the most destructive?

a)

P waves

b)

surface waves

c)

S waves

d)

tsunami waves

7.

7. An earthquake of 8.5 or higher would do this.

a)

No damage

b)

Major damage

c)

Minor damage

d)

Can't be detected

8.

8. It measures the strength of an earthquake on a scale of 1-10.

a)

Seismometer

b)

Magnitude

c)

Richter Scale

d)

Seismology

9.

9. This word describes the size of the earthquake:

a)

seismograph

b)

focus

c)

magnitude

d)

epicenter

10.

10. There is only one type of volcano.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

11. All volcanoes erupt in the same way.

a)

False

b)

True

12.

12. The epicenter of an earthquake is

a)

The point below the surface where the rock begins to break and the first motion occurs.

b)

The place where the greatest damage occurs

c)

The seismic station closest to the earthquake

d)

The point on the surface directly above the focus

13.

13. This famous transform fault is located in the western United States creates significant earthquake activity for California

a)

New Madrid

b)

Ramapo Seismic Zone

c)

Denali Fault

d)

San Andreas

14.

14. The Richter scale measures:

a)

the amount of radon gas released

b)

the strength of an earthquake

c)

the movement of plates

d)

the weight of tectonic plates

15.

15. Which travels fastest, always being the first detected by seismic stations?

a)

P waves

b)

S waves

c)

Surface Waves

16.

16. It is an instrument that detects and measures earthquakes.

a)

seismogram

b)

focus

c)

focus seismic map

d)

seismograph

17.

17. Earthquakes under the water can cause?

a)

tornadoes

b)

lightening

c)

tsunamis

d)

hailstorms

18.

18. Can volcanic eruptions affect climate?

a)

yes

b)

no

19.

19. Back and forth motion.

a)

S-wave

b)

Surface Wave

c)

P-wave

d)

None of the above

20.

20. Side to side motion.

a)

L-wave

b)

P-wave

c)

S-wave

d)

focus

21.

21. It is where the quake begins below surface.

a)

elastic rebounding

b)

epicenter

c)

focus

d)

fault

22.

22. It is where the quake begins on the surface.

a)

epicenter

b)

fault

c)

joint

d)

focus

23.

23. It causes severe damage.

a)

S-wave

b)

P-wave

c)

focus

d)

surface wave

24.

24. What do S (secondary) waves do during an earthquake?

a)

Shake the ground

b)

Open cracks in the earth's surface

c)

Cause eruptions

d)

Create loud noises

25.

25. An instrument that detects and measures earthquakes.

a)

seismogram

b)

focus

c)

focus seismic map

d)

seismometer

26.

26. Most earthquakes happen along the ______________?

a)

coast

b)

desert

c)

faults

d)

directions

27.

27. A tracing of earthquake motion that is created by a seismograph. This can be on a huge sheet of paper, shows P-waves.

a)

Seismogram

b)

Richter Scale

c)

Tiltmeter

d)

Mercalli scale

28.

28. It is a scale of earthquake intensity ranging from I for an earthquake detected only by seismographs

a)

Seismometer

b)

Mercalli Scale

c)

Richter Scale

d)

Tiltmeter

29.

29. Smaller earthquakes that occur in the same area after a larger earthquake has occurred.

a)

aftershocks

b)

tsunami

c)

mine blast

d)

volcanic eruption

30.

30. It is a numerical scale for expressing the magnitude of an earthquake on the basis of seismograph oscillations.

a)

Mercalli Scale

b)

Tiltmeter

c)

Seismometer

d)

Richter Scale