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Earth Science Chapter 6 Review 2015
Earth Science Chapter 6 Review 2015
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The earthquake wave that cannot travel through the earth's core
P wave
S wave
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A special geologist who studies the earth's movements and the structure of its interior
astrophysicist
smoochologist
paleontologist
seismologist
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The center of earthquake activity
hurricane
tsunami
epicenter
focus
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Which of these statements is true?
Scientists can warn people of earthquakes days in advance
Seismologists believe earthquakes are caused by tectonics
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Which of these statements is true?
Water can act as a lubricant to keep a fault from locking
The last waves to a seismic station are the S waves
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A transform fault
reverse
slip-dip
strike-slip
San Andreas
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The energy of the earthquake
frequency
magnitude
duration
5 hour
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Which of these statements is true?
Most earthquakes are too gentle to feel
All types of rock respond to strain the same way
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Subduction would most likely be occurring at what kind of boundary?
transform
convergent
divergent
normal
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How much does the energy increase for an increase of 1 point on the Richter scale?
around 1000 times
almost 32 times
10 times
1 time
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What is the name of the longest strike-slip fault in southern California?
New Madrid Fault
San Andreas Fault
Los Angeles Fault
San Mateo Fault
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The number of seismic station needed to find the epicenter of an earthquake using trilateration
3
32
16
1
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Which of the following does not belong with the other three?
epicenter
tsunami
seismic wave
focus
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The angle that this fault has in relation to the ground above it is known as the fault's
tsunami
slip
strike
dip
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A crack in the rock where movement has occurred
flirt
joint
fault
jailed
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Which of these statements is true?
Mr. H loves Darius
An earthquake could be felt by everyone if strong enough
Mr. H is awesome
Darius is awesome
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A series of low frequency shock waves travelling through the earth
earthshake
earthquick
earthquake
earthquack
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Which of these can cause earthquakes?
eruption of a volcano
slipping of a fault
a landslide
all of these
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The fastest earthquake wave
princess wave
L wave
P wave
S wave
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Which of these statements is true?
a normal fault is a type of strike-slip fault
a locked fault must be a dip-slip fault
a reverse fault is a type of dip-slip fault
a transform fault is a type of dip-slip fault
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Type of stress most significant in causing earthquakes
shear
tension
school
compression
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Secondary, smaller earthquakes that result from a major earthquake are called what?
strike slips
aftershocks
epicenters
dip slips
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A device that detects earthquake waves
seismometer
seismograph
seismologist
size mo tek ter
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What kind of fault is this?
strike slip
normal
divergent
reverse
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Which of these statements is true?
The Richter scale goes from 1 to 12
Some earthquake faults are not located on plate boundaries
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Where are most major faults found in the United States?
mountain ranges
inland prairies
coastal plains
southwestern deserts
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Surface waves are also known as
Love waves
S waves
Rayleigh waves
P waves
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The direction that this fault follows is known as its
slide
slip
strike
dip
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What kind of fault is this?
normal
strike slip
transform
reverse
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Used to express magnitude of an earthquake
Digital scale
Richter scale
Modified Mercalli Intensity scale
Magnitude expresser
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An ocean wave caused by an earthquake
breaker
L wave
tidal wave
tsunami
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Which of these does not belong with the rest?
Richter
Modified Mercalli Intensity
moment magnitude
Rayleigh
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Certain types of seismic waves travel
through the earth including the core
only on the surface
through the air into space
through the earth but not the core
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What is the major difference between a fault and a joint?
faults involve visible movement of rocks
faults are bigger
faults cannot cause earthquakes
faults are on land, joints in the ocean
