Earthquakes Quiz
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- Q1Earthquakes that occur along faults are created whenthe core of the Earth gets larger.water is squeezed out of rock and released along the fault.melted rock is erupted along the fault zone.the Earth shifts and moves along fractures due to stress build up.300s
- Q2Which is NOT a cause of earthquakes?hurricanesstressstrainmoving plates300s
- Q3Point A, where slippage is initiated during the earthquake, is called theslab.epicenter.focus.dip.300s
- Q4Point B is called the earthquakefocus.epicenter.dip.slab.300s
- Q5Which best describes foreshocks?earthquakes that occur years before a volcanic eruptionearthquakes that occur in multiple places at one timeearthquakes that come before a larger earthquake in the same locationsmall earthquakes that occur after a larger earthquake in the same general area300s
- Q6Which best describes aftershocks?a series of small tremors occurring after a major earthquakeareas along a fault where slippage and fracturing first occurearthquakes that occur years before a volcanic eruptionearthquakes that come before a larger earthquake in the same location300s
- Q7Which statement is true about surface waves?They only travel up and down.They only travel side to side.They are the most destructive.They travel quickly.300s
- Q8Which type of seismic wave travels the fastest?S WaveSurface WaveSecondary WaveP Wave300s
- Q9Which type of seismic wave travels slowly?P WavePrimary WaveBody WaveS Wave300s
- Q10Which of the instruments record earthquake waves?seismographsthermometersbarometersradar detectors300s
- Q11What is a fault?a fracture in the rocks that make up the crusta wave that carries the energy released by an earthquakea large rock that makes up the outer layer of the surface of Earththe point within the Earth where an earthquake starts300s
- Q12What are plates?large rocks that make up the outer layer of the surface of Earthwaves that carry the energy released by an earthquakefractures in the rocks that make up the crustrocks that make up the inner layer of the mantle300s
- Q13What is the epicenter?a large rock that makes up the outer layer of the crustthe point within the Earth where an earthquake startsa fracture in the rocks that make up the crustthe point at the surface of the Earth directly above the focus300s
- Q14What is the focus?a fracture in the rocks that make up the crustthe point at the surface of the Earth where an earthquake startsa large rock that makes up the outer layer of the surface of Earththe point within the Earth where an earthquake starts300s
- Q15What are seismic waves?waves that carry the energy released by an earthquakewaves that carry the energy from the Sunwaves that carry heatwaves that carry thermal energy300s
