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Earth Science Earthquakes and Earthquake Safety
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1
Who is this Disney princess?
Snow White
Cinderella
Polly Pocket
Ariel
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The phrase "point located above an earthquake focus" matches with
rifts
focus
Richter scale
epicenter
3
The phrase "point inside Earth where the first movement of an earthquake occurs" matches with
modified Mercalli scale
reverse fault
focus
lithosphere
4
Particles either move with a side-to-side swaying or rolling motion as a result of a ___wave.
lithosphere
seismic
surface
focus
5
A ______ is an instrument used to record and measure ground movements caused by seismic waves.
epicenter
telegraph
seismograph
phonograph
6
The term "tension forces" matches with
normal fault
strike-slip fault
secondary wave
epicenter
7
If the water along a shoreline moves rapidly inward, this is a sign that a ___ is approaching.
fissure
tsunami
sink hole
eruption
8
True or False? The density of rocks do not change with depth.
False
True
9
Earthquake waves are called
seismic waves
convergent waves
wave amplitudes
divergent waves
10
At a transform plate boundary____.
plates diverge
plates converge
hot spots form
plates grind past each other
11
Generally speaking, which earthquake will be strongest?
One with the epicenter close to the surface.
The earthquake with the most faults.
The earthquake with the smallest fault.
One with the focus close to the surface.
12
Tsunamis are caused by __________.
earthquake motion on the ocean floor
pyroclastic flows
fissure eruptions
hot spots
13
What company has this famous logo?
Honda
Toyota
Pizza Hut
Hershey's
14
Who is this Disney princess?
Pocohantas
Snow White
Mary Poppins
Cinderella
15
Which statement is true of P waves?
They travel the fastest through rock.
They are the most damaging.
They vibrate at 90 degrees to the wave motion.
They are the last to reach the epicenter.
16
The phrase "boundary where plates grind past each other" matches with
primary wave
convergent
transform
divergent
17
Shallow focus earthquakes are common at which type of boundaries?
divergent only
transform and divergent
transform only
transform and convergent
18
Who is this Disney princess?
Alice in Wonderland
Sleeping Beauty
Pocohantas
Ariel
19
True or False? The amount of energy in the waves decreases as the waves move from the focus.
False
True
20
True or False? Seismographs measure horizontal motion only.
True
False
21
What company has this famous logo?
Taco Bell
McDonald's
Planter's Peanuts
Toyota
22
Seismograms are used to calculate the size of earthquakes and their _____.
boundaries
ground cracks
surface
epicenters
23
Who is this Disney princess?
Snow White
Ariel
Belle
Jasmine
24
What company has this famous logo?
Puma
Nike
Baskins & Robbins
Addidas
25
Strike -slip faults are caused by____forces.
right angle
compression
shear
tension
26
What company has this famous logo?
Coca-Cola
Oscar Mayer
Pepsi
Elmer's glue
27
The Richter scale is based on measurments of the ___of a seismic wave.
amplitude
speed
intensity
frequency
28
Sliding plates cause_______
fires
holes
hurricanes
earthquakes
29
True or False? An earthquake under the ocean causes a sudden movement of the seafloor.
True
False
30
True or False? Earthquakes only occur at plate boundaries.
True
False
31
The phrase "boundary where plates collide" matches with
convergent
normal fault
divergent
reverse fault
32
At a divergent plate boundary____.
the edge of one plate melts and becomes magma
one plate slides under another plate
plates grind past each other
plates move apart
33
Waves that carry energy through Earth's rocks are called_____ waves.
seismic
epicenters
tsunamis
plates
