Science1 ________________________________ Course&yr:_________ Earthquake (First quiz/Semi-final) Direction: Write the letter of the correct answer before each

number. 1. It is the vibration of Earth produced by the rapid release of energy. a. magnitude b. evolution c. earthquake d. faults 2. The point within Earth where the earthquake starts. a. epicenter b. focus c. center d. fault 3. These are large fracture of the Earths crust. a. faults b. focus c. epicenter d. bedrock 4. The adjustments that follow a major earthquake often generate small earthquakes. a. foreshocks b. pre-shock c. aftershock d. post shock 5. The term used to denote the springing back of the rock to its original shape. a. reformation b. elasticity c. elastic rebound d. reformation rebound 6. A small earthquake that often precedes a major earthquake. a. foreshocks b. pre-shock c. aftershock d. post shock 7. These are instruments that record earthquake waves. a. seismographs b. seismology c. seismograms d. seismos 8. Earthquakes are repetitive. a. true b. false c. maybe d. not at all times 9. The word seismos means _______ a. shock b. bounce c. shake d. spring 10. A seismogram shows all three types of seismic waves, except a. P waves b. surface waves c. Sea waves d. Secondary waves 11. Seismic waves that travel along Earths outer layer a. P waves b. surface waves c. tectonic waves d. S waves 12. It is located using the difference in the arrival times between P and S wave recordings, which are related to distance. a. epicenter b. focus c. center d. fault 13. Waves that travel along Earths outer layer. a. S waves b. P waves c. body waves d. surface waves 14. Waves that travel through Earths interior. a. S waves b. P waves c. body waves d. surface waves 15. Other term for Tsunami a. surface waves b. body waves c. seismic sea waves d. Secondary waves 16. Produced by stress changes in solid rock due to the injection or withdrawal of magma a. volcanic earthquakes b. volcano-tectonic earthquakes c. tectonic earthquakes d. long period earthquakes 17. Produced by the injection of magma into surrounding rock a. volcanic earthquakes b. volcano-tectonic earthquakes c. tectonic earthquakes d. long period earthquakes 18. This is an area along a fault where there has not been any earthquake activity for a long period of time. a. seismic area b. fault c. focus d. seismic gap 19. This layer is composed of an iron-nickel alloy and has average density of nearly 11 g/cm3 a. crust b. focus c. core d. mantle 20. A measure of the degree of earthquake shaking at a given locale based on the amount of damage a. magnitude b. aftershock c. intensity d. level September 2, 2011 Score:

21. The measurement that was developed relies on calculation that use data provided by seismic records to estimate the amount of energy released at the source of the earthquake. a. magnitude b. aftershock c. intensity d. level 22. Faults which move along the direction of the dip plane a. strike-slip faults b. normal faults c. dip-slip faults d. oblique-slip faults 23. Faults which show both dip-slip and strike-slip motion a. strike-slip faults b. normal faults c. dip-slip faults d. oblique-slip faults 24. Faults which move horizontally and are classified as either right-lateral or left-lateral a. strike-slip faults b. normal faults c. dip-slip faults d. oblique-slip faults 25. It is the study of earthquake waves. a. seismographs b. seismograms c. seismology d. seismography 26. Damage total. Waves seen on the ground surfaces. (Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale) a. XIII b. X c. XII d. XI 27. Damaging shocks.(Richter Magnitudes) a. 4.0-4.9 b. 5.0-5.9 c. 6.0-6.9 d. 7.0-7.9 28. Where two plates move apart, resulting in upwelling of material from the mantle to create new sea floor a. convergent plate boundaries b. divergent plate boundaries c. transform fault boundaries c. divergent fault boundaries 29. This scale is based on the amplitude of the largest seismic wave recorded in the seismogram. a. Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale b. Ritcher scale c. moment magnitude d. weighing scale 30. Major earthquakes. Inflict serious damage.(Richter Magnitudes) a. 4.0-4.9 b. 5.0-5.9 c. 6.0-6.9 d. 7.0-7.9 31. This is derived from the amount of displacement that occurs along the fault zone and is the most widely used measurement for earthquakes. a. magnitude b. moment magnitude c. intensity d. travel-time graphs 32. The following are dangers related to earthquake, except a. fire b. landslide c. tidal waves and ash fall d. seismic sea waves 33. This is used to determine the distance to the epicenter. a. travel-time graphs b. magnitude c. moment magnitude d. seismogram 34. About what percentage of the major earthquakes occur in a few narrow zones. a. 85 percent b. 94 percent c. 95 percent d. 84 percent 35. A zone of fractures between two blocks of rock. a. fault b. focus c. epicenter d. danger zone