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Earthquakes Quiz
Contributed by: Ochs
  • 1. The elastic rebound theory _____.
A) explains the sudden return of deformed rock to its original form
B) none of these
C) explains the behavior of seismic waves
D) explains the origin of earthquakes
  • 2. The point within the earth where seismic waves originate is called the _____.
A) origin
B) epicenter
C) fault scarp
D) focus
  • 3. P-waves are _____.
A) tensional surface waves
B) transverse body waves
C) compressional surface waves
D) shearing body waves
  • 4. The minimum number of seismic stations needed to pin-point the center of an earthquake is _____.
A) 1
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5
  • 5. The Richter scale is used to determine the _____.
A) magnitude of an earthquake
B) the intensity of an earthquake
C) the total monetary damage caused by an earthquake.
D) the damage caused by a an earthquake
  • 6. The Benioff Zone is located _____.
A) at mid-ocean ridges
B) none of these choices
C) ancient mountain ranges
D) subduction zones
  • 7. The fastest seismic waves are _____.
A) Rayleigh waves
B) S-waves
C) P-waves
D) Love waves
  • 8. Which of these states has a significant possibility for an earthquake to happen?
A) Florida
B) Minnesota
C) Alaska
D) Arizona
  • 9. When water saturated soil begins to act like a liquid during an earthquake, it is known as _____.
A) liquefaction
B) Rayleigh motion
C) a landslide
D) compressional uplift
  • 10. A piece of equipment used to record earthquake magnitude is called a _____.
A) Mercalli scale recorder
B) seismogram
C) Richter scale recorder
D) seismograph
  • 11. The scale used to measure earthquake intensity is called the _____.
A) Fujita Scale
B) Richter Scale
C) Warren Intensity Scale
D) Modified Mercalli Scale
  • 12. The point on the earth's surface directly above the location where an earthquake begins is called the _____.
A) epicenter
B) focus
C) fault
D) origin
  • 13. A break in the body of a rock which one slides relative to another is called a _____.
A) hot spot
B) fault
C) tsunami
D) slide zone
  • 14. The change in the shape of a rock due to applied stress is called _____.
A) aftershock
B) tension
C) deformation
D) seismology
  • 15. The shaking of the ground is known as _____.
A) P-waves
B) an earthquake
C) a fault murmur
D) the epicenter
  • 16. Minor shocks following the main shock of an earthquake are called _____.
A) aftershocks
B) S-waves
C) elastic rebound
D) earthquake tremors
  • 17. A person who studies earthquakes is called a _____.
A) tectonic specialist
B) faultologist
C) seismologist
D) paleontologist
  • 18. A convergent plate boundary is where _____.
A) two tectonic plates are moving past each other
B) two tectonic plates collide with each other
C) two tectonic plates are moving away from each other
D) new oceanic sea-floor is created
  • 19. A divergent plate boundary is where _____.
A) where new mountain valleys are created
B) two tectonic plates collide with each other
C) two tectonic plates are moving past each other
D) two tectonic plates are moving away from each other
  • 20. A transform plate boundary is where _____.
A) two tectonic plates are moving away from each other
B) two tectonic plates collide with each other
C) two tectonic plates are moving past each other
D) new oceanic sea-floor is created
  • 21. Which of the following is NOT a type of earthquake fault?
A) slide
B) reverse
C) strike-slip
D) normal
  • 22. The bending of rock layers due to stress is called _____.
A) deformation
B) uplift
C) tension
D) folding
  • 23. These seismic waves travel more slowly, but are more destructive.
A) none of the above
B) surface waves
C) S-waves
D) P-waves
  • 24. The amount of shaking that is felt from an earthquake depends on _____.
A) distance from the epicenter
B) depth of the focus
C) earth materials through which the waves move
D) all of these choices
  • 25. Which of the following is used to predict earthquakes?
A) ground rupture
B) changes in ground level
C) landslides
D) aftershocks
  • 26. A normal fault is one where _____.
A) the block above the fault moves downward relative to the block below
B) no earthquakes ever occur
C) the tectonic blocks demonstrate folding
D) one block slides past the other with no uplift
  • 27. A strike-slip fault is one where _____.
A) the tectonic blocks demonstrate folding
B) no earthquakes ever occur
C) the blocks move past each other
D) the block above the fault moves downward relative to the block below
  • 28. Large waves resulting from large scale sea floor movement caused by earthquakes are called _____.
A) bombora
B) tsunami
C) nalu
D) kaiko
  • 29. Earthquakes happen when rocks release stored _____.
A) magma
B) batholith intrusions
C) Rayleigh waves
D) energy
  • 30. Earthquakes only in occur in what layer of the earth?
A) lithosphere
B) ionosphere
C) mesosphere
D) core
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