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Earthquakes and Earth's Interior

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following models a primary, P-wave's wave propagation and particle motion?
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

2.

Which of the following models a secondary, S-wave's wave propagation and particle motion?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

3.

Which of the following models a Love wave propagation and particle motion?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

4.

Which of the following models a Rayleigh wave propagation and particle motion?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

5.
Which of the four waves are body waves?
a)
P
b)
S
c)
Love
d)
Rayleigh
6.
Which of the four waves are surface waves?
a)
P
b)
S
c)
Love
d)
Rayleigh
7.
Order the parts of the Elastic Rebound Theory.
a)

b)

312.0

c)

d)

1)
2)
3)
4)
8.
Richter Scale
a)
Seismograph required to measure
b)
Indirectly measures energy released
c)

Accounts for the area of a fault plane rupture, rock strength and amount of slip.

d)
Measures damage to structures.
e)
Based only on the S-P intervall and amplitude of seismic waves
9.
Moment Magnitude
a)
Seismograph required to measure
b)
Indirectly measures energy released
c)

Accounts for the area of a fault plane rupture, rock strength and amount of slip.

d)
Measures damage to structures.
e)
Based only on the S-P intervall and amplitude of seismic waves
10.
Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale
a)
Increases by factors of 10
b)
Indirectly measures energy released
c)

Accounts for the area of a fault plane rupture, rock strength and amount of slip.

d)
Measures damage to structures.
e)
Ranges between values of I and XII.
11.

Which is closest to the S-P interval for the seismogram shown?

a)

10 seconds

b)

20 seconds

c)

30 seconds

d)

40 seconds

e)

50 seconds

12.

Which is closest to the Amplitude of the wave used for magnitude for the seismogram shown?

a)

2 mm

b)

4 mm

c)

6 mm

d)

8 mm

e)

0 mm

13.

Which is closest to the magnitude for this earthquake?

a)

2.0

b)

3.0

c)

4.0

d)

5.0

e)

6.0

14.
How many layers would this planet have?
a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

5

15.
Does this planet have any liquid layers?
a)
yes
b)
no
16.

Which layer of Mars would be liquid?

a)

between 0-1000 km

b)

between 1000-1800 km

c)

between 1800-3500 km

17.

Which wave helps us reveal if a layer is liquid?

a)

P Wave

b)

S Wave

c)

Love Wave

d)

Rayleigh Wave

18.

According to the experts (UCERF), what is the AVERAGE probability of a >6.7 Magnitude earthquake occuring along the Mojave section of the San Andreas fault in the next 30 years?

a)

~75%

b)

~50%

c)

~40%

d)

~30%

e)

~20%

19.

If a fault has a recurrence interval of 50 years for >6.0 magnitude earthquakes and the last large earthquake occurred in 1950, when would the next earthquake be expected on average?

a)

1975

b)

2000

c)

2025

d)

2050

20.

Which of the following has: a locked fault and stored elastic potential energy?

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

21.

Which of the following just released kinetic energy?

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

22.

Which of the following has stored elastic potential energy?

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c