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A quiz about earthquakes and tectonic plates.
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1
A plate boundary where the plates smash into one another is called ___?
all of these answers
transform boundary
Divergent boundary
Convergent boundary
2
A geological fault is?
Blaming another geologist
The border between air masses
The edge when two tectonic plates merge
Making mistakes in tennis
3
What's the name of the layer of earth's crust that make our tectonic plates?
asthenosphere
mantle
core
Lithosphere
4
The first wave originating from an quake is?
P & Q wave
P wave
P & S wave
S wave
5
The quake-sensing instrument is called?
Epicenter sensor
Seismograph
Seismogram
Focus machine
6
The seismic map that helps us predict lag time is?
seismogram
all answers are correct
seismograph
a road map
7
When an earthquake hits, you are to?
Ask the teacher what to do.
Run to the office and ask Tracy
Duck and cover
Yell, scream and run.
8
The most common method to find a quake's epicenter is?
Seismogram
P-S space method
S-P time method
Seismograph
9
Most scientists supported Wegener's continental drift hypothesis
true
none of these answers
partly true
false
10
What city was destroyed by a great earthquake in 1906?
Seattle
New York City
San Francisco
Los Angeles
11
The instrument that measures air pressure is called?
Aneroid barometer
seismigraph
Anemometer
Weather Vane
12
What is the point within the Earth where earthquakes begin?
focus
epicenter
foreshock
center point
13
What is the layer of earth's interior where tectonic plates float on?
Asthenosphere
crust
core
Lithosphere
14
The most destructive wave from a quake is?
P wave
P & S wave
S wave
Surface wave
15
When the oceanic plates converges with a continental plate, often the oceanic plate __?
blows off steam
goes through subduction
goes through subtraction
none of these answers
16
The lithosphere is made up of ____?
mantle only
crust and tectonic plates
tectonic plates only
crust and parts of the mantle
17
The process by which plate tectonics produces new oceanic lithosphere is called ___?
seafloor spreading
rift valley
oceanic ridge
all of these answers
18
Subduction is the process of __?
A tectonic plate rising and solidifying
Taking away one plate from another
A tectonic plate sinking and melting
all of these answers
19
A line on a seismograph traces?
Where the focus is located
The movement of the ground as it shakes
All of the above
Where the epicenter is located
20
What is the tallest mountain in the world?
all of the above
Mona Loa
tremor
quake
21
What are the vibrations called that come from the epicenter of the earthquake?
seismometers
tsunamis
seismic waves
waves of earthquakes
22
The supercontinent Pangaea existed about how many years ago?
50 million years ago
150 years ago
275 million years ago
150 million years ago
23
The man who discovered tectonic plate movement was?
Galileo Galilei
Frederick Wegener
Bill McGibbon
Albert Einstein
24
The time between the S wave and P wave is called?
All answers above
Time lag
Time period
Lagging time
25
The Early Warning System allows us to ___?
Stay inside and wait for the surface wave
Check with Tracy for the right time to run
Run outside after the initial wave hits.
Run outside at the very instance of an earthquake.
26
The oldest parts of the ocean floor are ___?
18 million years old
180 million years old
80 million years old
180 billions years old
27
How many earthquakes sensor stations is required to locate the epicenter?
Three
Two
4 stations
Only 1
28
The graph that measures the location of the epicenter is?
Seismograph
Seismogram
Travel-time graph
None of these answers
29
What is an earthquake?
A rolling sensation caused by a tsunami.
The vibration of energy caused by volcanoes erupting.
Vibration of Earth produce by the rapid release of energy.
The fractures in Earth.
30
What is an epicenter?
The focus is another word for epicenter
Point within Earth where quake starts
Point above the focus.
All of the above.
31
A rock is?
Two or more minerals
A substance with a crystalline structure
A band that plays rock and roll
A substance inorganic
32
The fault located close by in Point Reyes is?
Ring of Fire
Pacific Plate
San Andreas Fault
San Bernadino Fault
33
After the initial P wave, you might have ___ seconds before the S waves comes?
4 to 30
200 seconds
1 minutes to 4 minutes
1 to 4
