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Review for Ch 7 quiz on earthquakes and tsunamis
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1
The word "Tsunami" means
Harbor wave
Killer wave
Big wave
Run for your life
2
What type of stress is pictured here?
Shear
Tension
Compression
3
What was the worst tsunami disaster in terms of people killed that we know of?
1700 Cascadia
None of these
2011 Japanese
2004 Boxing Day
4
Scientists can predict pretty accurately when an earthquake will strike.
false
true
5
A transform boundary generally undergoes what type of stress?
Compression
Shear
Tension
6
A magnitude 9.0 earthquake is how many times more powerful than a 7.0 quake?
60
900
30
10
7
What is usually more damaging?
Earthquakes
Tsunamis
8
What type of waves are p and s waves?
Body waves
Surface waves
9
The elastic rebound theory treats rock layers like
a water wave
a bent bow
a hammer
immovable rock
10
Where do most of the earthquakes and volcanoes occur in the world?
Ring of Fire
San Andreas Fault
NW USA coast
Hawaii
11
What type of seismic wave moves back and forth along the top of the ground like a snake?
Rayleigh wave
P wave
S wave
Love wave
12
Earthquake distance can be calculated by measuring the time difference between a p and ____.
S wave
Rayleigh wave
Love wave
13
What type of fault is pictured here?
Normal
Strike Slip
Thrust
14
Where is the next major USA mega-earthquake expected to strike?
San Andreas Fault
Hawaii
NW USA coast
San Francisco
15
What type of seismic wave moves along the ground like a water wave moves through the water?
P wave
Love wave
S wave
Rayleigh wave
16
What type of seismic wave is the fastest?
S wave
P wave
Love wave
Rayleigh wave
17
What type of fault is pictured here?
Normal
Thrust
Strike Slip
18
What type of earthquake waves are more damaging?
Body waves
Surface waves
19
What number in the picture would represent the starting location of an earthquake?
3
2
1
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What number in the picture would represent the epicenter of an earthquake?
1
2
3