Chapter 7 Earthquakes

A process that can intensify ground shaking or cause the ground to settle is

• liquefaction

• earthquakes

• retrofitting

• triangulation

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Process used to make older structures more earthquake resistant

• retrofitting

• remodeling

• demolition

• cosmetic construction

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The process of one tectonic plate moving beneath another

• subduction

• old age

• reverse fault

• fault zone

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What are secondary waves also know as

• S waves

• slow waves

• stupid waves

• slip waves

¨What is a ground movement caused by a release of energy when rocks along a fault move called?

• earthquake

• subduction

• volcano

• mid-ocean ridge

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What waves of an earthquake are always the first to arrive?

• P waves

• S waves

• surface waves

• ocean waves

What is the sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape called?

• elastic rebound

• elastic deformation

• subduction

• retrofitting

What is a process used to find an earthquake’s epicenter called?

• triangulation

• gap hypothesis

• earthquake hazard

• guessing

What is an area where there are few earthquakes that have occurred recently but will probably happen in the future called?

• seismic gap

• short-lived luck

• tornado zone

• fault zone

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What is the location within Earth where an earthquake begins called?

• focus

• epicenter

• ring of fire

• Boom goes the dyno mite

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