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Which app can help you determine if there are active faults in your area?

• PHIVOLCS FaultActive

• PHIVOLCS FaultFinder

• PHIVOLCS FaultSearcher

• PHIVOLCS FaultOnline

Which of the following differentiates dip-slip faults from strike-slip faults?

• Dip-slip faults are classified as left- and right-lateral, while strike-slip faults are classified as normal and reverse.

• Dip-slip faults are classified as normal and left-lateral, while strike-slip faults are classified as left- and right-lateral.

• Dip-slip faults move parallel to the direction of the dip, while strike-slip faults move horizontally in the direction of the dip.

• Dip-slip faults move horizontally in the direction of the dip, while strike-slip faults move parallel to the dip.

Which of the following is a left-lateral strike-slip active fault in the Philippines that spans about 1200 kilometers?

• Bangui Fault

• East Valley Fault Line

• Philippine Fault Zone

• West Valley Fault Line

Which of the following refers to faults that show both the motions of strike-slip and dip-slip faults?

• Left-lateral

• Normal

• Oblique-slip

• Right-lateral

Which of the following is true about normal faults?

• They occur when the hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall.

• They occur when the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall.

• They occur when the hanging wall moves to the left relative to the footwall.

• They occur when the hanging wall moves to the right relative to the footwall.

How do rock particles move during the passage of a P wave through the rock?

• The particles do not move.

• In a rolling circular motion.

• Back and forth parallel to the direction of wave travel.

• Back and forth perpendicular to the direction of wave travel.

Which of the following is the fastest seismic wave?

• P wave

• S wave

• Love wave

• Rayleigh wave

Which of the following cannot be provided by a seismograph?

• The depth of the earthquake

• The location of the earthquake

• The magnitude of the earthquake

• The number of fatalities in an earthquake

Which type of seismic waves pass through the interior of the Earth and spread out from the focus in all directions?

• Body waves

• Surface waves

• Reflected waves

• Refracted waves

Which of the following observations describes a destructive earthquake?

• The breaking of the ground

• The unusual behavior of dogs

• An increase in the level of water in wells

• An increase in the number of aftershocks in the region