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- 1. Multiple ChoiceStress that pushes a mass of rock in two opposite (side by side) directions is calledshearingtensioncompressiondeformation
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following can cause damage days or months after a large earthquakethe arrival of primary wavesconvectiona tsunamian aftershock
- 3. Multiple ChoiceIn a normal fault, the part of the fault that lies below the other part is called thehanging wallreverse faultfootwallanticline
- 4. Multiple ChoiceIn strike-slip faults, rocks on either side of the fault slip past each other with littlenoiseshakingup-or-down motionmovement
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of stress force produces reverse faultsshearingtensioncompressiondeformation
- 6. Multiple ChoiceA fold in rock that bends upward into an arch is called a(n)anticlinesynclineplateaucanyon
- 7. Multiple ChoiceA large area of flat land elevated high above sea level is called asynclineplateaucanyonfault
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe point beneath Earth’s surface where rock breaks under stress and triggers an earthquakesynclinefootwallepicenterfocus
- 9. Multiple ChoiceSeismic waves that move by compressing and expanding the ground like an accordion are calledS wavesP wavesSurface wavesMercalli waves
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThe rating system that estimates the total energy released by an earthquake is called theRichter scalemoment magnitude scalemechanical seismograph scaleMercalli scale
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe stress force that pulls on the crust where two plates are moving apart is called __________movementshearingcompressiontension
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThe block of rock that lies above a fault is called the __________hanging wallreverse faultfootwallanticline
- 13. Multiple ChoiceShearing creates ____________________ faults, like the San Andreas fault in Californiacompressionnormalstrike-slipreverse
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThe seismic waves that produce the most severe ground movements are called ________p wavessurface wavess wavesmagic waves
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThe squeezing together of rocks by stress is called _______shearingtensioncompressiondeformation
- 16. Multiple ChoiceA downward fold in a rock is called a ________anticlinesynclineplateaucanyon
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhen an earthquake occurs, ________ are the first seismic waves to arrive at a given locations wavesp wavessurface wavesMercalli waves
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following materials would be bad to use in an earthquake prone areaconcretewoodsteel
- 19. Multiple ChoiceHow many seismograph stations are needed to pinpoint an epicenters location1234
- 20. Multiple ChoiceThe seismic waves that travel the fastest ares wavessurface wavesmagic wavesp waves
- 21. Multiple ChoiceA tool used to measure the strength of seismic wavesseismogramaccelerometergyroscopeseismic machine
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhich measuring scale tells you how destructive the Earthquake actually was?Richter scalemoment magnitude scalemechanical seismograph scaleMercalli scale
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name of the location on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an Earthquake?focal pointepicenterhanging wallfault
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of fault results from tension forces?reverse faultslip-strike faultnormal faultsideways fault
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of fault results from compression forces?reverse faultslip-strike faultnormal faultsideways fault
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