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Earth Science Chapter 6 Review 2015
Earth Science Chapter 6 Review 2015
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Which of these does not belong with the rest?
Richter
Modified Mercalli Intensity
Rayleigh
moment magnitude
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A crack in the rock where movement has occurred
joint
flirt
jailed
fault
3
Subduction would most likely be occurring at what kind of boundary?
normal
divergent
convergent
transform
4
Type of stress most significant in causing earthquakes
tension
compression
shear
school
5
The number of seismic station needed to find the epicenter of an earthquake using trilateration
1
32
16
3
6
The earthquake wave that cannot travel through the earth's core
S wave
P wave
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Which of these statements is true?
An earthquake could be felt by everyone if strong enough
Darius is awesome
Mr. H is awesome
Mr. H loves Darius
8
The fastest earthquake wave
P wave
S wave
L wave
princess wave
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A transform fault
strike-slip
reverse
San Andreas
slip-dip
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Surface waves are also known as
S waves
Love waves
Rayleigh waves
P waves
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Which of these statements is true?
a reverse fault is a type of dip-slip fault
a locked fault must be a dip-slip fault
a transform fault is a type of dip-slip fault
a normal fault is a type of strike-slip fault
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How much does the energy increase for an increase of 1 point on the Richter scale?
around 1000 times
almost 32 times
10 times
1 time
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The direction that this fault follows is known as its
dip
slide
strike
slip
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What kind of fault is this?
reverse
normal
strike slip
divergent
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Where are most major faults found in the United States?
southwestern deserts
mountain ranges
inland prairies
coastal plains
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Used to express magnitude of an earthquake
Modified Mercalli Intensity scale
Digital scale
Magnitude expresser
Richter scale
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A device that detects earthquake waves
seismologist
seismometer
size mo tek ter
seismograph
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A series of low frequency shock waves travelling through the earth
earthquack
earthquick
earthshake
earthquake
19
What is the name of the longest strike-slip fault in southern California?
New Madrid Fault
Los Angeles Fault
San Mateo Fault
San Andreas Fault
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What is the major difference between a fault and a joint?
faults involve visible movement of rocks
faults are bigger
faults are on land, joints in the ocean
faults cannot cause earthquakes
21
Which of the following does not belong with the other three?
epicenter
focus
tsunami
seismic wave
22
Secondary, smaller earthquakes that result from a major earthquake are called what?
dip slips
strike slips
aftershocks
epicenters
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An ocean wave caused by an earthquake
breaker
tidal wave
L wave
tsunami
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The energy of the earthquake
frequency
5 hour
magnitude
duration
25
A special geologist who studies the earth's movements and the structure of its interior
paleontologist
seismologist
astrophysicist
smoochologist
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Which of these statements is true?
Seismologists believe earthquakes are caused by tectonics
Scientists can warn people of earthquakes days in advance
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Which of these statements is true?
The last waves to a seismic station are the S waves
Water can act as a lubricant to keep a fault from locking
28
Which of these statements is true?
Most earthquakes are too gentle to feel
All types of rock respond to strain the same way
29
Certain types of seismic waves travel
through the earth but not the core
through the earth including the core
only on the surface
through the air into space
30
What kind of fault is this?
transform
strike slip
reverse
normal
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Which of these statements is true?
Some earthquake faults are not located on plate boundaries
The Richter scale goes from 1 to 12
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The angle that this fault has in relation to the ground above it is known as the fault's
strike
dip
tsunami
slip
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Which of these can cause earthquakes?
slipping of a fault
eruption of a volcano
all of these
a landslide
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The center of earthquake activity
epicenter
tsunami
focus
hurricane
