Earthquakes and Tsumanis

Front

Which stress force pulls on the crust and stretches rock?

Back

tension

Front

Stress that pushes a mass of rock in two opposite directions at a transform boundary is called

Back

shearing

Front

The type of seismic waves that arrive at a seismic station first and move by compressing and expanding the ground like an accordian are called

Back

primary waves

Front

Tension causes what type of fault to form? Options: folds, reverse fault, strike slip fault, normal fault

Back

normal fault

Front

At what plate boundary will a strike slip fault be found? Options: divergent, transform, convergent, all of them

Back

transform

Front

Which type of seismic waves cause the most damage? Options: P waves, S waves, surface waves, tsunami waves

Back

surface waves

Front

What part of a fold is pictured here? Options: upfold, downfold, anticline, syncline

Back

anticline

Front

The point on the earth’s surface directly above the origin of the earthquake.

Back

Epicenter

Front

A tool used to measure and record earthquake activity

Back

seismograph

Front

Do two colliding continental plates always cause volcanoes?

Back

No, usually no subduction occurs when continental plates collide.