Earth Science Chapter 8 & 9
Quiz on Chapter 8 & 9 from the Prentice Hall Earth Science textbook.
- 1.The location on the surface directly above the earthquake focus is called the
- A.
Fault
- B.
Magnitude
- C.
Epicenter
- D.
Moho
- 2.The point at which an earthquake begins is called
- A.
The Moho
- B.
The epicenter
- C.
A foreshock
- D.
The focus
- 3.Earth's crust and the uppermost part of the mantle is called the
- A.
Moho
- B.
Asthenosphere
- C.
Mesosphere
- D.
Lithosphere
- 4.Push-pull waves that push (or compress) and pull (or expand) particles in the direction the waves travel are called
- A.
Surface waves
- B.
P waves
- C.
S waves
- D.
Body waves
- 5.In areas where soil is saturated with water, earthquakes can turn stable soil into liquid during a process called
- A.
Subsidence
- B.
Liquefaction
- C.
Faulting
- D.
Tsunamis
- 6.Waves that can travel through solids, but not liquids are called
- A.
P waves
- B.
Surface waves
- C.
Transverse waves
- D.
Body waves
- 7.Waves that can travel through both liquids and solids are called
- A.
Transverse waves
- B.
Surface waves
- C.
P waves
- D.
Body waves
- 8.A more precise means of measuring earthquakes is called the
- A.
Richter scale
- B.
Seismograph
- C.
Moment magnitude scale
- D.
Modified mercalli scale
- 9.A break in the lithosphere is called a
- A.
Fault creep
- B.
Seismic gap
- C.
Epicenter
- D.
Fault
- 10.The flow of metallic iron within the _______ generates Earth's magnetic field.
- A.
Crust
- B.
Inner core
- C.
Mantle
- D.
Outer core
- 11.The boundary that separates the crust from the underlying mantle is called
- A.
Lithosphere
- B.
Shadow zone
- C.
Moho
- D.
Athenosphere
- 12.Movements after a major earthquake that often generate smaller earthquakes are called
- A.
Aftershocks
- B.
Surface waves
- C.
Landslides
- D.
Foreshocks
- 13.A destructive wave caused by an earthquake in the ocean floor is called a
- A.
P wave
- B.
Moho
- C.
S wave
- D.
Tsunami
- 14.The oceanic crust is composed of
- A.
Basaltic and gabbro rock
- B.
Stony meteorites
- C.
Granodiorite
- D.
Basaltic rock
- 15.The composition of the continental crust is
- A.
Metallic meteorites
- B.
Basaltic rock
- C.
Granodiorite
- D.
Gabbro rock
- 16.Some parts of the fault show a slow, gradual movement known as
- A.
Fault creep
- B.
Fault scarp
- C.
Slippage
- D.
Fractures
- 17.When deformed rock along a fault springs back after an earthquake it is called
- A.
Elastic energy
- B.
Slippage
- C.
Elastic rebound
- D.
Ground vibrations
- 18.Transform fault boundaries occur where
- A.
Two of Earth's plates move together
- B.
Two of Earth's plates grind past each other
- C.
Two of Earth's plates move apart
- D.
All of the above
- 19.Convergent boundaries can form between
- A.
Two pieces of oceanic lithosphere
- B.
Continental and oceanic lithosphere
- C.
Two pieces of continental lithosphere
- D.
All of the above
- 20.The San Andreas Fault is a geographic example of a
- A.
Divergent boundary
- B.
Transform fault boundary
- C.
Subduction
- D.
Convergent boundary
- 21.A rising column of hot, solid mantle rock is called a
- A.
Ridge-push
- B.
Mantle plume
- C.
Slab-pull
- D.
Mantle push
- 22.In _________ the stiff ocean lithosphere slides down the athenosphere that is elevated near mid-ocean ridges.
- A.
Slab-pull
- B.
Ridge-pull
- C.
Ridge-push
- D.
Slab-push
- 23.In _______ the force of gravity pulls old ocean lithosphere down into the deep mantle.
- A.
Ridge-push and slab-pull
- B.
Ridge-push
- C.
Mantle plume
- D.
Slab-pull
- 24.Complex mountain systems such as the Appalachians and the Himalayas were formed by
- A.
Continental-continental convergence
- B.
Oceanic-continental convergence
- C.
Continental volcanic arcs
- D.
Oceanic-oceanic convergence
- 25.What hypothesis is Alfred Wegener best known for?
- A.
Sea-floor spreading
- B.
Continental drift
- C.
Subduction
- D.
Plate tectonics
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