WorksheetsCh 16 Test Your Knowledge
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 60secs
The image illustrates where the sea floor has been pushed up abruptly. What type of natural disaster could this cause?
fault
tidal wave
tsunami
epicenter
True or False: A normal fault would occur from tensional stress (pulling apart).
True
False
The point within the earth where an earthquake starts.
epicenter
focus
tsunami
richter
Select all options that are basic processes of mountain building.
folding
volcanism
rifting
faulting
Which earthquake scale measures what humans are feeling and seeing happen at the surface
Fujita Scale
Moment Magnitude Scale
Richter Scale
Modified Mercalli Scale
Which of the following is an example of chemical weathering
roots
wedging
exfoliation
acid rain
What type of stress formed this structure (picture of two plates sliding past one another in opposite directions) ?
tensional
shear
compressional
elastic
What type of fold is this? ( a picture of a fold that is curved downward like a smile)
reverse cline
normal cline
syncline
anticline
True or False: The Principle or Uniformity assumes that geologic laws of today are the same as those that happened in the past
True
False
Which property of minerals is the least reliable?
luster
color
hardness
cleavage
