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8121, 12.14 AN Faults and Earthquakes | Print -Quizizz Quizizz wane: CLASS: Faults and Earthquakes DATE: 20 Questions In the diagram, letter "A" is labeling the Oo a) Hanging Wall Cb) Foot Wall Oo ©) Gallery Wall OO d) Accent Wall 2. Atype of fault where rocks on either side move past each other sideways is called: Oo a) normal fault Cb) reverse fault Oo ©) strike-slip fault 3. Which of these boundaries/stresses/faults all correctly go together? Choose all that apply. Oo a) normal, divergent, tension Cb) reverse, convergent, shearing Oo ©) strike-slip, transform, compression 4, The three types of stress that leads to faults include: 1 a) tension, compression, and normal stress [) b) tension, compression, and shearing stress 1 Q) deformation, tension, and shearing stress hitpsslquiize.comiprinvquise998694017c4200 beO536— 1s 24, 12-14 aM Faults and Earthquakes | Print - Quizizz 5. oo oo oo oo oo 10. Oo o Shearing stress cause a) normal fault C1 b) reverse fault ©) strike slip fault What is the shaking of the Earth's crust caused by a release of energy? a) Earthquake Cb) Epicenter ©) Fault Od) Plate Where is the point at which the first movement occurs during an earthquake? a) Epicenter Ob) Focus ©) Fault Od) Plate Where is the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake? a) Epicenter Ob) Fault ©) Hypocenter CO d) Tremor Which type of wave is the first to arrive after an earthquake occurs? a) P Wave 1 b) Rayleigh Wave ©) SWave C1 d) Shear Wave P Waves can move through which of the following? a) Gas CO »b) Liquid ©) Solid Cd) Allof these hitpsslquiize.comiprinvquise998694017c4200 beO536— 26 24, 12-14 aM Faults and Earthquakes | Print - Quizizz 11. S Waves can move through which of the fol D a) Gas O 9 Solid lowing? Ob) Liquid 1 d) Allofthese 12. Whatis an instrument that detects and records waves produced by earthquakes? (This piece of equipment can measure the magnitude of an earthquake.) C a) Epicenter 1 @ Seismogram Ci ») Fault Od) Seismograph 13. Whatis the measure of the amount of energy released in an earthquake? Oa) Earthquake Cl © Magnitude Cb) Epicenter 1 d) Seismogram 14, Which scale measures the intensity of the ground movement? CO a) Mercalli Scale 1 @ Seismogram Scale Cb) Richter Scale CO a) Bernoulli Scale 15. Whatis a large ocean wave that results from an underwater earthquake, landslide, or volcai 1 a) Aftershock 0 o Seismic Gap hitpsslquiize.comiprinvquise998694017c4200 beO536— nic eruption? C1 b) Liquefaction Od) Tsunami a8 1821, 12.14 aN Faults and Earthquakes | Print -Quizizz 16. oo 7. 18. oo 19. Oo 20. rr "This famous transform fault is located in the western United States creates significant earthquake activity for California a) New Madrid C1 by Denali Fault ©) Ramapo Seismic Zone Ci d) San Andreas Which travels fastest, always being the first detected by seismic stations? a) P waves Cb) Swaves Where do many earthquakes occur? a) plate boundaries Cb) the moon ©) center of tectonic plates . Which type of seismic wave causes the most destruction to property? a) surface wave Oi b) Swave ) Pwave ‘S waves are the same as Surface waves a) true CO }) false hitpsslquiize.comiprinvquise998694017c4200 beO536— 46 24, 12-14 aM Faults and Earthquakes | Print - Quizizz Answer Key 1. 00b 6. a Woe 2. c 7. b 12. d 30a 8. a 13. ¢ 4. b 9. a 14. b 5. 10. d 15. d hitpsslquiize.comiprinvquise998694017c4200 beO536— 16. 17. 18. 19. 20, ceeea

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