Chapter 8 Review Packet

Circle the letter of the approximate number of major earthquakes that take place each year.

• about 50

• about 75

• about 3000

• about 30,000

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Is the following sentence true or false? It was not until after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake was studied that the actual cause of earthquakes was understood.

• True

• False

Complete the flowchart to show the sequence of events that occur when rocks are deformed along a fault.

• Rocks bend and store elastic energy

• Rocks break and release energy

• Rocks return to their original shape

• Rocks remain deformed permanently

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

The _______ hypothesis states that when rocks are deformed, they bend and then break, releasing stored energy.

• elastic rebound

• tectonic shift

• seismic wave

• plate tectonics

What causes most earthquakes?

• Tectonic plate movements

• Volcanic eruptions

• Human activities

• Weather changes

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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Is the following sentence true or false? Most earthquakes occur along existing faults.

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

Circle the letter of small Earth movements that occur following a major earthquake.

• foreshocks

• slippage

• aftershocks

• foci

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The _______ is one of the most studied fault systems in the world.

• San Andreas Fault

• Hayward Fault

• Garlock Fault

• Calaveras Fault

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What is fault creep?

• A gradual movement along a fault

• A sudden earthquake

• A volcanic eruption

• A type of landslide

Circle the letter of the type of seismic wave that shakes particles at right angles to their direction of travel.

• P waves

• S waves

• surface waves

• compression waves

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2