EARTHQUAKES Flashcards

1

A dip- slip fault is a type of

transform
reverse fault
locked fault
normal

2

Which set of words are relative?

none
overthrust, focus, seismic wave
overthrust, contact, focus
focus, siesmic wave, epicenter

3

Most U.S.A. faults are found in

mountain ranges
deserts
praires
earthquakes

4

An Ocean wave caused by earthquake is a

tidal wave
ocean wave
L wave
tsunami

5

A crack in a rock where movement occured is a

fault
joint
earthquake
shear

6

The longest strike-slip fault in California is the

none of them
Los Angeles Fault
all of them
San Andreas Fault

7

Which of these can cause or trigger an earhquake?

volcanco eruption
fault slip
all
landslide

8

Rayleigh and Love waves are

S waves
tremor
P waves
surface waves

9

The difference between joints and faults is

faults have movement, joints do not
no major difference
faults are bigger
everything

10

Subduction occurs at which boundary?

convergent
divergent
none
transform

11

How many seismic stations are needed to pinpoint the epicenter of an earthquake?

4
2
3
1

12

Aftershocks are

small volcanoes
secondary/smaller earthquakes
large volcanoes
larger earthqaukes

13

__________________ is a stress that causes earthquakes.

All
Fault
Seismic
Shear

14

Siesmologists study

none
earth's movement
both
interior structure

15

Certain types of siesmic waves travel ________________________________

on earth's surface
all
through earth, not the core
through earth including core

EARTHQUAKES

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EARTHQUAKES

Questions 15