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EQ Review for 8th Grade Earth Science
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1
Which type of fault does this image show?
Normal
Transform
Reverse
Strike-Slip
2
At what plate boundary is this fault most common?
Divergent
Reverse
Convergent
Strike-Slip
3
What type of landform(s) is created by Convergent boundaries?
Lakes
Volcanoes
Mountains
Mid Ocean Ridge
4
Which seismic wave is the fastest?
All are the same speed
S wave
P wave
Surface wave
5
Small Earthquakes following a more powerful earthquake is the same area is called...
Tsunami
Aftershock
Volcano
Temblor
6
A seismogram shows...
Waves of the Ocean
Seismic Waves of an EQ
Magnitude of an EQ
The shaking of a building
7
A break in the Earth's crust is known as a _________ in Earth Science
Fault
Boundary
Fissure
Crack
8
The block of land on the left is the...
Foot Wall
Knee Wall
Sitting Wall
Hanging Wall
9
Letter A shows the....
Lag Time
Epicenter
Hypocenter
Focus
10
An Earthquake's intensity is measured by the...
Mercalli Scale
Bathroom Scale
Richter Scale
Bartmouth Scale
11
What is the approximate Lag Time between the P and S waves?
20 minutes
25 minutes
5 minutes
2 minutes
12
What type of landform(s) is created by divergent boundaries?
Rift Valley
Mid Ocean Ridge
Mountain
Hill
13
What type of stress causes this fault?
Tension
Shear
Compression
All 3
14
Which wave can only move through solids?
Surface wave
S wave
P wave
All waves
15
Which type of stress causes this fault?
Migrane
Shear
Tension
Compression
16
Which wave has a push-pull motion?
S Wave
M Wave
P Wave
Surface Wave
17
Which wave causes the most damage to buildings?
B
All
C
A
18
Letter B shows the....
Epicenter
Hypocenter
Lag time
Focus
19
One tectonic plate moving under another at a Convergent Boundary is known as....
Radiation
Convection
Subduction
Deformation
20
What is the smallest number of seismograms needed to find the epicenter of an earthquake?
4
3
2
1
21
This image shows which type of fault?
No-Fault
Normal
Strike-Slip
Reverse
22
Stronger Earthquakes occur __________ than weaker earthquakes
less frequently
equally
None of the above
more frequently
23
Letter A shows...
S wave
P wave
Surface Wave
Radiowave
24
At which plate boundary is this fault commonly found?
Divergent
Transform
Normal
Convergent
25
What type of fault does the picture show?
Backwards
Strike-Slip
Normal
Reverse
