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A force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume is called
an aftershock.
friction.
convection.
stress.
S waves are also known as
primary waves.
secondary waves.
surface waves.
focus waves.
The seismic waves that travel along Earth’s surface and produce the most severe ground movements are called
P waves.
S waves.
surface waves.
focus waves.
The type of seismic waves that arrive at the surface first and move by compressing and expanding the ground like an accordion are called
P waves.
S waves.
surface waves.
Mercalli waves.
Compared to P waves and S waves, surface waves move
faster.
slower.
at the same rate.
farther from the epicenter.
Which scale would most likely be used to tell how much earthquake damage was done to homes and other buildings?
the Richter scale
the Mercalli scale
the moment magnitude scale
the seismic scale
The rating system that estimates the total energy released by an earthquake is called the
Richter scale.
moment magnitude scale.
mechanical seismograph scale.
Mercali scale
The earliest scale for measuring the magnitude of an earthquake is called the
Richter scale.
moment magnitude scale.
mechanical seismograph scale.
Mercali scale
The stress force that pulls on the crust where two plates are moving apart is called _________________.
hanging wall
reverse fault
shearing
strike-slip
tension
The stress force that pushes a mass of rock in two opposite directions is called ____________________.
hanging wall
reverse fault
shearing
strike-slip
tension
A fault that is formed when compression causes the hanging wall to move over the foot wall is called a(n) _________________________.
hanging wall
reverse fault
shearing
strike-slip
tension
Shearing creates ____________________ faults, like the San Andreas fault in California.
hanging wall
reverse fault
shearing
strike-slip
tension
The block of rock that lies above a fault is called the ____________________.
hanging wall
reverse fault
shearing
strike-slip
tension
What stress force caused the rock layers to take on the shape shown in diagram C?
compression
tension
shearing
There is no stress force in C
In which part of Maine should you live if you want the least possible risk of damage from an earthquake?
northern
southern
eastern
western
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