Chapter 3: Living On The Ring Of Fire
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- 1.The point on the crust directly above the hypocenter is the ________.
- A.
Epicenter
- B.
Focus
- C.
Slip
- 2.The __________ is the point within the Earth where tectonic plate rocks start to break and where seismic energy is released.
- A.
Dip
- B.
Focus
- C.
Epicenter
- 3.The Ring of Fire is located around the edge of the ______________.
- A.
Eurasian Plate
- B.
Nazca Plate
- C.
Pacific Plate
- 4.Which one of the following is true about P-waves and S-waves?
- A.
P-waves travel faster than S-waves
- B.
Only P-waves are detected in seismographic stations
- C.
S-waves reach the surface of the Earth faster than P-waves
- 5.This type of fault is characterized by a downward slipping of a block of rock along the dip angle
- A.
Normal fault
- B.
Reverse fault
- C.
Thrust fault
- 6.Volcanoes are formed as a result of ______________.
- A.
The thrust faulting of a tectonic plate
- B.
The subduction of an oceanic plate underneath a continental plate
- C.
The upwarping of a continental platae
- 7.Which of the following is not a safe place to be during an earthquake?
- A.
Near concrete structures
- B.
Beside glass windows
- C.
Under a sturdy table
- 8.This type of mountain range is not formed from the Earth's internal activity, but through rock weathering.
- A.
Dome mountain range
- B.
Erosion formed mountain range
- C.
Folded mountain range
- 9.The Marinduque Mountains in the Philippines is an example of a _____________, whose formation is accompanied by the lifting of large blocks of crust as a result of the movement of normal faults.
- A.
Erosion mountain range
- B.
Fault-block mountain range
- C.
Folded mountain range
- 10.The San Andreas Fault is an example of this kind of fault where nearly vertical fault planes slide in parallel but opposite directions.
- A.
Normal fault
- B.
Reverse fault
- C.
Strike-slip fault
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