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Earthquake Quiz Review
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Which is NOT a good source of evidence for continental drift?
mountain range connectivity between continents
rock types found on continents
current climate
fossils
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The earthquake "measurement" scale used to determine the size of seismic waves by scientists
Mercalli
Moment Magnitude
Earthquakameasurementascale
Richter
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The focus of an earthquake occurs...
where rock breaks along a fault/plate boundary inside Earth
on the surface of Earth where waves occur
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Who "discovered" the idea of continental drift?
Charles Lyell
Galileo
Isaac Newton
Alfred Wegener
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The earthquake "measurement" scale used to determine the damage to buildings & effect on people
Richter
Mercalli
Moment Magnitude
Earthquakameasurementascale
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In terms of seismic waves, this seismic wave travels through Earth's solid & liquid interior
S (secondary) wave
P (primary) wave
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Scientists can reliably predict the location and the timing of future earthquakes
True
False
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Volcanoes, like the ones in the Pacific Northwest are the result of a divergent plate boundary
True
False
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A "softer" (fill dirt) soil will make the effects of an Earthquake larger
True
False
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What is the best evidence for continental drift from the mid-Atlantic ridge?
rocks capturing the Earth's magnetic field when made
volcanoes
ocean temperature
mountain ranges
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A "subduction zone", where oceanic crust goes under continental crust due to density is...
at a "hotspot", a thin spot in Earth's crust
at a convergent plate boundary
at a divergent plate boundary
at a transform boundary
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A fault (in geology) can be defined as a ....
break in rock caused by stress from plate boundary movement
the weakening of the Earth's crust caused by magma upwelling
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In terms of seismic waves, this seismic wave only travels through Earth's solid interior
P (primary) wave
S (secondary) wave
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The epicenter of an earthquake occurs...
where seismic waves affect the surface of Earth
where rock breaks along a fault/plate boundary inside Earth
