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- 1. Multiple Choice
This famous transform fault is located in the western United States creates significant earthquake activity for California:Sierra Nevada Seismic ZoneDenali FaultSan FransiscoSan Andreas - 2. Multiple ChoiceAn instrument that detects and measures earthquakes is aseismogram.focus seismic map.focus.seismograph.
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThe Richter scale measuresthe amount of radon gas released.the damage caused.the strength of an earthquake.the weight of tectonic plates.
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus called?hypocentercompressionmagnitudeepicenter
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich travels fastest, always being the first detected by seismic stations?P wavesS wavesR wavesL waves
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich wave is the most destructive?P - PrimaryS - SecondarySurface WaveNormal
- 7. Multiple ChoiceEarthquakes that are closer to the earth's surface are more dangerous than the ones that occur deeper below the Earth's surface.TrueFalse
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich kind of waves can NOT travel through a liquid?P wavesS wavesRadio wavesX rays
- 9. Multiple ChoiceA device that records ground movements caused by seismic waves as they move through Earth is called a ___________ .Richter ScaleSeismographSeismic WavesMagnitude
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThe formation of the Hawaiian Islands is one example of ___________ .volcanoes forming over a hot spotvolcanoes forming along a plate boundarythe Ring of Firecontinental drift
- 11. Multiple ChoiceA line of volcanic activity that surrounds the Pacific Ocean basin is the
Ring of Fire.Aleutian Islands.Hawaiian Islands.Caribbean Islands. - 12. Multiple ChoiceA huge hole left behind when a volcano collapses is called a __________ .calderavolcanic necksillvent
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhy does magma rise?it is less dense than the crustit is more dense than the crustit is equally as dense as the crustit is very viscous
- 14. Multiple ChoiceAt what type(s) of plate boundaries do most volcanoes form?convergent and transformconvergent and divergentdivergent and transformocean and mountain
- 15. Multiple ChoiceA place above a mantle plume where melted rock can form a volcano is afissure.earthquake.hot spot.volcano.
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThe particles produced in volcanic eruptions are called _____________ .laccolithspyroclastic materialcalderasvolcanic stocks
- 17. Multiple ChoiceHow is a tsunami different than an earthquake?a tsunami is longeran earthquake is longerA tsunami happens in the oceanan earthquake can cause a tsunami
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhich kind of wave arrives at seismic stations second?PSL (Love)R (Rayleigh)
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its original shape?SeismologyP WavesDeformationElastic Rebound
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the bending, tilting, and breaking of the Earth's crust; the change in the shape of rock due to stress?P WavesS WavesElastic ReboundDeformation
- 21. Multiple ChoiceP waves and S waves are both types of _________ waves.bodysurfacetransversecompressional
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of stress would be seen at a convergent boundary?compressiontensionshearelastic
- 23. Multiple ChoiceEarthquakes generally occur at _____________, where stress is the greatest.the center of a platethe top of a mountainat big citiesat plate boundaries
- 24. Multiple ChoiceThe sudden return of elastically deformed rock to near its original shape is called ____________ .S-waveP-waveepicenterelastic rebound
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhich vocabulary word is the bending, tilting, and breaking of the Earth's crust; the change in the shape of rock in response to stress?focusdeformationepicenterstress
- 26. Multiple ChoiceThis word describes the size of the earthquake:seismographmagnitudefocusepicenter
- 27. Multiple ChoiceThese seismic waves can travel through both liquids and solids:P wavesS wavessurface wavesZ waves
- 28. Multiple ChoiceIf a volcano is showing signs of a possible eruption after 100 years of no activity, it is now considered _________ .dormantactiveextictalive
- 29. Multiple ChoiceThere are no volcanoes on the San Andreas fault in California. Why not?The fault is on a transform boundary that do not produce volcanoes.The fault is on a convergent boundary that do not produce volcanoes.San Andreas means "no volcano" in Spanish.The fault is on a divergent boundary that do not produce volcanoes.
- 30. Multiple ChoicePyroclastic material forms when liquid rockcools and pressure increases.heats up and pressure increases.cools and pressure decreases.heats up and pressure decreases.
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