Eathquake and Faults

1.       Which of the following is NOT related to earthquake?

• fault

• heavy rain

• after shocks

• ground shaking

  Which of the following agencies monitors the Earth’s crust?

• DENR

• PAGASA

• LGU

• PHIVOLCS

What do you call the region around the Pacific Ocean where there are frequent earthquake and volcanic eruption?

• fault line

• ring of fire

• plate boundary

• tectonic plates

  Which of the following is the safest place to stay during an earthquake?

• inside the car

• under the tree

• inside the house

• outside an open area

As you jog through a stretch of the national highway, you notice big deep cracks along the road. Which of the following best explains how the cracks were formed?

• The force of the joggers caused the cracks

• The rain softens the road causing it to crack

• The movements of the rocks below caused the cracks

• The force exerted by large vehicles caused the cracks

Seismology

• Branch of science that studies earthquakes 
• Earthquakes 
• The sudden return to elastically deformed rock to its original shape. 
• Focus 

A type of fault in which tension stress causes the two slabs of rock to break apart.

• Normal Fault

• Reverse Fault

• Strike slip Fault

• Thurst Fault

When forces of the earth pulled the ground in opposite direction, some of the portions will fall and sink down. What type of landform is created?

• Volcano

• Mountain

• Crust

• Valley

This type of fault is the result of compressional forces that push the two slabs together, shoving the hanging wall above the underlying block.

• Reverse Fault

• Normal Fault

• Strike Slip Fault

• Gravity Fault

A type of fault where rocks on either side move past each other sideways is called:

• normal fault
• reverse fault
• strike-slip fault