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Earth Science Chapter 5 Earthquakes
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1
Instruments that record Earquakes are called what?
Seismometer
Seismogram
Seismograph
Seismographer
2
magma squeezes between rock layers into the __________.
caldera
branch pipe
dike
sill
3
This type of volcano has a huge base
lava dome
composite
cinder cone
shield
4
Gasses and Liquids cannot transmit what type of wave?
P Waves
L Waves
T Waves
S Waves
5
The Elastic Rebound Theory can be explaind by what childhood game?
Kickball
Ring around the Rosie
SPUD
Red Rover
6
How many cirlces does it take to find the epicenter of an earthquake?
5
3
2
4
7
Which is NOT a landform produced by balsaltic magma?
Shield Volcano
Composite Volcano
Cinder Cone
Balsaltic Plateau
8
The rock slips at the _____________________.
Strongest Point
Highest Point
Lowest Point
Weakest Point
9
Which wave arrives last?
Transverse
Surface
Secondary
Primary
10
The side of a volcano is called
sill
base
flank
shield
11
The springing back of rock into it's original place is called the _______________________.
Rock Slip Theory
Big Bang Theory
Plate Tectonics Theory
Elastic Rebound Theory
12
The point within Earth where the earthquake starts is called the______________________.
Source
Focus
Shift
Epicenter
13
What helps provide the force to eject molten rock?
liquids
gases
rocks
water
14
Balsaltic Magma has what type of Viscosity?
Low
Medium
none
High
15
____________ occur before a major earthquake and ___________ occur after the earthquakes
Aftershock/shock
Foreshock/Aftershock
Shock/Foreshock
Aftershock/Foreshock
16
a mountain formed from lava and or pyroclastic material
Ant Hill
Volcano
peak
Mountain Range
17
This type of magma produces Pyroclastic Flows and Volcanic Domes.
Balsaltic
Porphyritic
Andesitic
Rhyolitic
18
The region where no S waves arrive and P waves are bent when they arrive?
Moment Zone
Soft Zone
Missing Zone
Shadow Zone
19
Earthquakes are usually associated with_____________________.
Faults
Drought
Tsunamis
Volcanoes
20
P waves move in what direction?
push-pull
left to right
up and down
shake at right angles
21
Which is NOT a way that magma is produced?
Water
Pressure
Friction
Decompression Melting
22
most of the volcanoes around the pacific rim are____________________.
Composite
Shield
Cinder Cones
Lava Domes
23
What is the term used for pyroclastic material that is ejected as glowing lava?
lahar
bombs
blocks
lapilli
24
Where can earthquakes occur?
Only near mountains
Under the Sea
Anywhere
Under continents
25
What waves are known as L Waves?
First
Secondary
Surface
Primary
26
Which is NOT a factor that determines the type of eruption?
Magma Temperature
Dissolved H2O
Dissolved Gases
Magma Viscosity
27
What type of landform is formed from andesitic magma?
Composite
Cinder Cone
Balsaltic Plateau
Shield Volcano
28
Which scale is used to measure the displacement along fault zones?
Richter Scale
Moment Magnitude
Motion Detector
Moh's Scale
29
Vibrations of Earth produced by the rapid release of energy
Tsunami
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Fort Bragg