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- 1. Multiple Choice
Transform boundaries have shearing stress and _______________________ faults.
strike-slip
normal
reverse
- 2. Multiple Choice
These waves are the fastest seismic waves and are the first to reach any particular location.
P Waves
S Waves
Surface Waves
Hello Waves
- 3. Multiple Choice
In these faults, the block above the fault slides down relative to the other block.
Normal
Reverse
Strike-Slip
- 4. Multiple Choice
The point on earth's surface, directly above the focus (or hypocenter) is called the __________________.
epicenter
fault
seismic wave
earthquake place
- 5. Multiple Choice
Convergent boundaries have compression stress and ___________________ faults.
reverse
normal
strike-slip
- 6. Multiple Choice
In these faults, blocks of rock move sideways on either side of the fault plane.
strike-slip
normal
reverse
not my's
- 7. Multiple Choice
When two pieces of continental crust collide at a convergent boundary, it makes a _________________ fault.
reverse
normal
strike-slip
- 8. Multiple Choice
In an earthquake, the point underground where the rock first begins to move is called the _________________.
focus
epicenter
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