Chapter 19 Earthquakes #2

The highest reading on the Mercalli scale is

• VIII
• XII
• X
• IX

The San Andreas fault, in California, is a

• strike slip fault

• geographical fault
• normal fault

• reverse fault

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

This diagram shows a

• Geologic impossibility

• Strike slip fault

• Reverse Fault

• Normal Fault

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

In this diagram the block with the arrow drawn on it is the

• foot wall

• hanging wall

• brick wall

• impervious wall

When an earthquake occurs which of these should you do?

• take video for social media

• take cover under a heavy piece of furnature

• Run outside and stand along a wall

• Stand near a window to get a better view

An area or zone where seismic activity is possible and shares a common cause

• seismic belt

• volcanic area
• tectonic region
• earthquake zone

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which region of the world is known as the 'ring of fire'

• Atlantic

• Pacific

• Indian

• Arctic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which type of seismic waves cannot travel through liquids?

• Rayleigh waves
• S-waves
• P-waves
• Surface waves

The deformation of rock due to pressure is called

• strain

• weathering
• volcanism
• stress

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

A region along an active fault where no earthquake has occured for a long time

• Seismic void
• Fault gap
• Tectonic void
• Seismic gap