forces that shape the earth

What is shearing?

• stress that pushes a rock in two opposite directions

• stress that pushes a rock in the same direction

• Stress that stretches out the rock

• All of the above

What kind of stress can act in the crust?

• tension

• shearing

• compression

• all of the above

What is a force that acts on something to make it change shape or volume?

• Plastic Strain

• Elastic Strain

• Stress

• Force

Plastic Strain creates a _________ change

Compression is the type of stress that produces _______ faults.

An ocean wave caused by an earthquake is called

• l waves

• tsunami

• tidal wave

• all of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is the point on the surface directly above the epicenter?

• focus

• center

• MMI

• Richter

These waves are compression waves

• Rayleigh

• P waves

• S waves

• L waves

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What is the name of the device the records ground motion?

• seismograph

• seismometer

• seismolite

• none of the above

How many different seismometers are required to find the epicenter of an earthquake?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4