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ESS L2 Earthquakes and Tsunamis
ESS L2 Earthquakes and Tsunamis
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Earth and Space Science Level 2 NCEA
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1
In which of these scenarios would you NOT find deep earthquakes?
Taupo Volcanic Zone
At the start of a subducting plate
All of the above
Alpine Fault
2
The point on the surface where seismic waves are first felt is called...
Focus
Epicentre
Fracture
Fault
3
The type of fault formed when two blocks of crust are driven together is called ...
Reverse fault
Strike-slip fault
Aftershock
Normal fault
4
The energy that is released by an earthquake is due to the build up of....
elastic potential energy
kinetic energy
gravitational potential energy
sound energy
5
True/False: Tsunamis are like strong and fast-moving tides rather than giant breaking waves
True
False
6
Earthquakes are frequent because NZ straddles the boundary between the
Eurasian and Pacific Plate
Indian plate and Australian plate
Volcanoes in NZ
Pacific and Australian Plate
7
The Alpine Fault is a combination of 2 types of fault......
Subduction and normal
Subduction and reverse
Reverse and Strike slip
Normal and reverse
8
Faults always form close to the Plate margin. True or False?
True
False
9
There are two types of seismic wave.....
Surface and Deep
Body and Surface
Body and Head
Deep and Body
10
Which of the following IS NOT a feature of a wave?
wave length
wave width
wave height
wave frequency
11
The fastest of the waves and the first to reach a seismometer are...
S waves
P waves
Love waves
Raleigh waves
12
'Snap back' is a term used to describe...
submarine avalanches
sudden movement of a tectonic plate upwards
another term for an earthquake
pyroclastic flows
13
When earthquakes are of the same magnitude, which cases most damage?
Shallow Earthquakes
Deep Earthquakes
14
What DOES NOT cause tsunamis to occur around NZ?
Volcanoes
Big Waves
Landslides
Earthquakes
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Which of these NZ faults is in the North Island?
Marlborough fault system
Waiarapa fault
Alpine fault
Greendale fault
