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Earthquakes Activity 1 Quiz
NAME _____________________________
BLOCK __________
1) _____ What do scientists call a break or fracture in the earth’s crust?
a) fault
b) focus
c) epicenter
d) earthquakes
2) _____ What do scientists call the place in the earth’s crust where the earthquake actually occurs and
the ground ruptures?
a) fault
b) focus
c) epicenter
d) earthquakes
3) _____ What do scientists call the place on the earth’s surface directly above where the earthquake
actually occurs?
a) fault
b) focus
c) epicenter
d) earthquakes
4) _____ What type of energy accumulates along a fault line when the ground is locked but the plates are
moving?
a) kinetic energy
b) potential energy
c) Solar energy
d) Electrical energy
5) _____ What happens to the crust when the fault is locked?
a) elastic deformation (subsidence and uplift)
b) elastic rebound
6) _____ What happens to the crust when there is finally enough shear strength for the fault to rupture?
a) elastic deformation (subsidence and uplift)
b) elastic rebound
7) _____ When the fault finally ruptures, the stored potential energy is transformed and released into
what?
a) chemical energy and heat
b) kinetic energy and seismic waves
c) solar energy and radio waves
8) _____ Which type of seismic wave is compressional and longitudinal?
a) S-waves
b) P-waves
c) Surface waves
9) _____ Which type of seismic wave is transverse and side-ways?
a) S-waves
b) P-waves
c) Surface waves
10) _____ Which type of seismic wave arrives first at the seismic station on the surface because it travels
the fastest?
a) S-waves
b) P-waves
c) Surface waves
11) _____ Which type of seismic wave causes the most damage to buildings?
a) S-waves
b) P-waves
c) Surface waves
12) _____ Which type of seismic wave can travel through both solid and liquid material?
a) S-waves
b) P-waves
c) Surface waves
13) _____ The places in the interior of the earth through which certain seismic waves cannot travel are
called _____________.
a) Black holes
b) Viscous regions
c) shadows
14) _____ What is the force responsible for stress to build up on a fault line and the region to become
locked?
a) thrust
b) friction
c) gravity
15) _____ In the picture below, which location was closest to the epicenter of the earthquake recorded?
a) Juneau
b) Richmond
c) Honolulu