Question 1

Which of the following describes the build-up and release of stress during an earthquake?

Accepted Answer

Elastic Rebound Theory

Answer

Principle of Superposition

Answer

Modified Mercalli Scale

Answer

Travel Time Difference

Question 2

Which of the following can create reverse faults?

Accepted Answer

compression of blocks of Earth’s crust

Answer

sliding of blocks of Earth’s crust

Answer

folding of Earth’s crust

Answer

stretching of blocks of Earth’s crust

Question 3

What type of fault is illustrated in the image below if you are standing on side B?

Accepted Answer

Left-lateral strike slip fault

Answer

Reverse fault

Answer

Normal fault

Answer

Right-lateral strike slip fault

Question 4

What type of fault is illustrated in the image below?

Accepted Answer

Normal fault

Answer

Reverse fault

Answer

right-lateral strike slip

Answer

left-lateral strike slip

Question 5

How do faults produce earthquake?

Accepted Answer

Energy from the inside the Earth makes the ground move, once friction is overcome, a fault slips producing earthquake.

Answer

Molten rock materials accumulate and go out along the fault producing earthquake.

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Tectonic plates collide forming volcanoes and causing earthquakes.

Answer

Magma and lava causes the ground to spread producing faults.

Question 6

What type of geological feature is illustrated in the image below?

Accepted Answer

Fault

Answer

Mountain

Answer

Fold

Answer

Volcano

Question 7

Arrange in the correct order of how earthquake is generated

Accepted Answer

ordering://Energy is produced and travels through waves that shakes the Earth’scrust|1: Blocks of crust collide with each other|2:Collision continues and stress starts to build up|3: The blocks of crust snaps from eachother|4

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