8.1 Earthquakes Intro
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- Q1A vibration of Earth produced by the rapid release of energy is known as aLandslideTsunamiBreakEarthquake300s
- Q2The point within Earth where the earthquake startsRadiate PointFocusEpicenterStarting Point300s
- Q3The location on the surface of earthquakes is called theseismic pointepicenterfocusfault line300s
- Q4A fracture in the Earth where movement occurs is called aFocal PointEpicenterSeismic PointFault300s
- Q5the type of energy stored when a rubber band is stretched is calledFocal EnergyElastic Energywave energysolar energy300s
- Q6Figure 4 on page 220 illustrates what hypothesis?Stretch Rebound HypothesisSlip Stretch HypothesisElastic Slip HypothesisElastic Rebound Hypothesis300s
- Q7the springing back of rock into its original place is calledElastic ReboundDeformed rockSpring backElastic movement300s
- Q8Most earthquakes are produced by a _____________ ______________ of elastic energysmall shockrapid releasesolar flarelarge motion300s
- Q9in 25 years, how much movement will result from a fault that slowly slips 1.5 centimeters per year?16.723.537.526.5300s
- Q10movements that follow an earthquake are calledsmall shocksaftershocksfore shockspreshocks300s
- Q11small earthquakes that come before a major earthquakeAftershocksforeshocksshocky socksMinor shocks300s
- Q12Fault creep is a fast sudden movementTruesometimesdependsFalse300s
- Q13Some segments of Earth can stay locked and store elastic energy for hundreds of years before releasing and causing major earthquakes.FalsePeanut ButterTrueJelly300s