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Earthquake Take Home TEST!
Make sure to read ALL of the directions and answer all of the questions! You can use your textbook,
workbook, and notes on this test. Feel free to come and clarify anything with me before it is due!
Multiple Choice: Choose the best answer to best complete the statement or answers the question.
1. Stress that pushes a mass of rock in two opposite, horizontal directions is called
a. shearing.
c. compression.
b. tension.
d. deformation.
2. Any change in the volume or shape of Earth’s crust is called
a. shearing.
c. compression.
b. tension.
d. deformation.
3. In a normal fault, the part of the fault that lies below the other part is called the
a. hanging wall.
c. footwall.
b. reverse fault.
d. anticline.
4. In a strike-slip fault, the rocks on either side of the fault slip past each other sideways with little
a. noise.
c. up-or-down motion.
b. shaking.
d. movement.
5. Which type of stress force produces reverse faults?
a. shearing.
c. compression.
b. tension.
d. deformation.
6. The point beneath Earth’s surface where rock breaks under stress and triggers an earthquake is
called the
a. syncline.
c. epicenter.
b. footwall.
d. focus.
7. The type of seismic waves that arrive at the surface first and move by compressing and expanding
the ground like an accordion are called
a. S waves.
c. Surface waves.
b. P waves.
d. Meralli waves.
8. In what direction do seismic waves carry the energy of an earthquake?
a. away from the focus
c. from the surface to the interior
b. toward the focus
d. through the mantle only
9. S waves are also known as
a. primary waves.
c. surface waves.
b. secondary waves.
d. focus waves.
10. What type of earthquake wave can travel through both liquids and solids?
a. P-waves
c. surface waves
b. S-waves
d. focus waves
11. Compared to P waves and S waves, surface waves move
a. faster.
c. at the same rate.
b. slower.
d. farther from the epicenter.
12. Which scale would most likely be used to tell how much earthquake damage was done to people,
homes, and buildings?
a. The Richter scale.
c. The moment magnitude scale.
b. The Mercalli scale.
d. The seismic scale.
True/False: Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false by circling True or False. IF false,
change the underlined word or phrase to make the sentence or statement true.
13. True or False:
The squeezing together of rocks by stress is called shearing. _________________
14. True or False:
In a strike-slip fault, the rocks on either side of the fault slip past each other
sideways. ________________________
15. True or False:
Geologists use a creep meter to measure the horizontal movement along a fault.
________________________
16. True or False:
With the range of data available, geologists can predict exactly where and when
earthquakes will occur. _______________
17. True or False:
An earthquake on the ocean floor can produce a sumatra, which may grow into a huge
wave as it approaches the shore. _____________________
18. True or False:
When an earthquake occurs, S waves are the first seismic waves to arrive at a given
location. _______________________
19. True or False:
The Richter scale describes the effects of an earthquake o people, builds, and land
at a given location. _________________
20. True or False:
During an earthquake, seismic waves move outward from the focus in all directions.
_____________________
Completion:
Complete each sentence or statement with the best choice of words.
21. A fault that is formed when compression causes the hanging wall to move over the foot wall is called
an ______________________.
22. The block of rock that lies above a fault is called the _________________________.
23. A change in the volume or shape of Earth’s crust is called ______________________.
24. Geologists use a _________________________ to measure the tilting of the ground along a fault.
25. The stress force that pulls on the crust where two plates are moving apart is called ____________.
26. The scale that measures the strength of an earthquake based on seismic waves and movement along a
fault is called the ___________________________ scale.
27. The _____________________ scale accurately rates the size of seismic waves only for small,
nearby earthquakes.
28. Compression, tension, and shearing are three types of __________________ that cause
deformation of the crust.
29. The __________________ is a rating system that estimates the total energy released by an
earthquake.
30. The point beneath the surface where rock breaks an earthquake starts is the ________________.
It is time to use your imagination! Here is an opportunity to earn up to 10 bonus points towards
your test. I want you to draw and label a picture. The picture you need to draw is of your very
own personal invention that will predict earthquakes! ALSO, below your invention, please write a
couple of sentences describing your invention and how it will work.  - have fun with it!