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Review of Ch.8 in Holt Science & Technology Earth Science text about Earthquakes
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1
Which fault is the most dangerous to Iowa?
Mississippi Valley
New Madrid
New Mississippi
San Andreas
2
Where is the best place to be in an earthquake?
In a doorway
Under a table or desk in the basement
In the attic of your home
Under a table or desk in the middle of a room
3
A break in the Earth's crust along which blocks of crust slide relative to one another is...
Fault
Epicenter
Hanging Ridge
Elastic Rebound
4
Which waves arrive last and do the most damage?
None of the Above
P Waves
Surface Waves
S Waves
5
Where are the 4 places scientists are studying earthquakes?
Earth, Venus, Sun, & Moon
Earth, Jupiter, Mars, & Sun
Earth, Sun, Venus, & Jupiter
Earth, Moon, Mars, & Moon
6
Secondary waves arrive second out of three. What is another name?
Scary Waves
Short Waves
Small Waves
Shear Waves
7
What is a seismogram?
The device used to measure earthquakes.
Where the earthquake starts.
The readout from a seismograph.
8
This is the sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its original shape.
Deformation
Rubber Band Phenomenon
Elastic Rebound
9
What is the prominent fault type of Transform Plates?
Reverse
Normal
Strike-Slip
10
What has normal fault and creates weak, shallow earthquakes?
Convergent Plate
Divergent Plate
Transform Plate
11
How many cats does Miss Greene have?
Two
Four
Three
One
12
Convergent boundaries & reverse faults have what earthquake characteristics?
Weak, shallow
Moderate, Shallow
Strong, Deep
13
What is the term for the place where an earthquake comes from?
Starting Point
Base
Epicenter
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