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Plate Motion Chapter 1 (Lessons 1-5)
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Reviews ideas from Unit 2 (Plate Motion), Chapter 1, Lessons 1-5
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1
If delta-T is 80 seconds, the earthquake is __ km away.
600
700
400
500
2
At a minimum, how many recording stations (seismographs) are needed to find the epicenter of an earthquake?
3
1
4
2
3
The location an earthquake appears directly above the focus is called the
Hypocenter
Epicenter
Hyperfocus
Crosshair
4
What type of scientist is Dr. Jeff Wilson?
Planetary Geologist
Paleontologist
Paleobiologist
Astrobiologist
5
Earthquakes can only occur on continents.
True
False
6
No matter where you dig through the Earth, you will ultimately find hard, solid rock.
True
False
7
Earthquakes are
MOSTLY
caused when...
Dr. Ower falls off his char
Asteroids impact the Earth
Rock bends and snaps
Volcanoes erupt
8
The epicenters of 10s of 1,000s of earthquakes reveals
There are no patterns
Continents are separate from oceans
The crust is divided into plates
Volcanoes occur everywhere
9
A diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like is called a cross-section.
False
True
10
On a seismogram the p-wave is...
Smaller
Larger
The second wave to arrive
The first wave to arrive
11
The outermost layer of Earth is called
Core
Continent
Mantle
Crust
12
Which type of wave has a push-pull motion?
P-wave
S-wave
13
Which type of wave appears first on a seismogram?
P-Wave
S-wave
14
S-waves move faster than P-waves
True
False
