Ch 6 - 8th Earth Science 2022-23

Which of the following is NOT a type of dip-slip fault?

Where are earthquakes most common?

Which of the following CANNOT be reduced or eliminated?

What point is the center of an earthquake's activity?

Is overthrust used in locating an earthquake?

An ocean wave caused by an earthquake is called a...

Which properties of a material allow it to change shape without breaking under stress?

Most earthquakes are big enough for people to feel.

A crack in rock where movement has occurred is a...

One earthquake measures 3.0 magnitude and another is 4.0. How does the second one's energy compare to the first?

The horizontal direction of the fault is the...

Which of the following can cause an earthquake?

What causes most deaths during an earthquake?

Faults and earthquakes are believed to be caused by tectonic forces.

We can predict earthquakes and warn people days in advance.

Which earrthquake magnitude scale is used to report to the public?

Which of the following is an instrument that simply detects earth waves?

At which type of boundary does subduction occur?

A transform fault is a type of...

Different types of seismic waves can travel...

The last waves to reach a seismograph are surface waves.

The heavy mass of a seismograph moves with an earthquake.

Which body wave cannot travel through the earth's core?

Which type of stress os most significant for earthquakes?

the point on the earth's surface above the center of earthquake activity

Where are most major faults in the US found?

An instrument that both detects and records earthquake waves is ....

Which of the following is not one of the 3 main types of faults we discussed?

Which of the following is NOT a type of boundary we discussed?

All types of rock respond to stress in the same way.

Which of the following are types of surface waves?

What is an aftershock?

The Richter scale goes from 1 to 10.

The force exerted on a rope during tug-of-war would be considered which type of force?

The fastest body wave is...