Question 1

Which type of earthquake waves shake with the largest amplitudes (largest range of motion)?

Accepted Answer

A)  compressional waves 
B)  shear waves 
C)  surface waves 
D)  P waves 
E)  S waves 
A)  compressional waves 
B)  shear waves 
C)  surface waves 
D)  P waves 
E)  S waves

Question 2

Which types of earthquake waves do the most damage?

Accepted Answer

A)  compressional waves 
B)  shear waves 
C)  body waves 
D)  P waves 
E)  surface waves 
A)  compressional waves 
B)  shear waves 
C)  body waves 
D)  P waves 
E)  surface waves

Question 3

Which waves have the lowest frequencies?

Accepted Answer

A)  P waves 
B)  S waves 
C)  surface waves 
D)  compressional waves 
E)  shear waves 
A)  P waves 
B)  S waves 
C)  surface waves 
D)  compressional waves 
E)  shear waves

Question 4

Name the three main types of earthquake waves.

Accepted Answer

Primary (P

Question 5

Why are surface waves the most destructive type of earthquake waves (two different reasons)?

Accepted Answer

Larger amplitude of shaking (g

Question 6

Which type of plate boundary has the potential to cause the most destructive earthquakes??

Accepted Answer

The largest earthqua

Question 7

Which type or types of earthquake waves arrive at a distant seismograph most quickly by traveling by moving through the mantle of the Earth?

Accepted Answer

A)  both P and S waves 
B)  both P and L waves 
C)  both S and L waves 
D)  only S waves 
E)  only P waves 
A)  both P and S waves 
B)  both P and L waves 
C)  both S and L waves 
D)  only S waves 
E)  only P waves

Question 8

Discuss the effects of liquefaction,landsliding,and clay flake collapse on society.

Accepted Answer

Liquefaction causes a land surface to be

Question 9

What hazard does liquefaction pose,and for who or what?

Accepted Answer

Differential settlin

Question 10

What kind of material is subject to liquefaction during an earthquake?

Accepted Answer

A)  clay saturated with saltwater 
B)  soils that are not saturated with water 
C)  swelling clay saturated with water 
D)  loose sand grains with water between the grains 
E)  poorly compacted artificial fill dumped into the edge of a bay to add usable land 
A)  clay saturated with saltwater 
B)  soils that are not saturated with water 
C)  swelling clay saturated with water 
D)  loose sand grains with water between the grains 
E)  poorly compacted artificial fill dumped into the edge of a bay to add usable land

Question 11

What is the approximate P-wave velocity through the Earth's mantle?

Accepted Answer

A)  8 meters per second 
B)  80 meters per second 
C)  8 kilometers per second 
D)  80 kilometers per second 
E)  800 kilometers per second 
A)  8 meters per second 
B)  80 meters per second 
C)  8 kilometers per second 
D)  80 kilometers per second 
E)  800 kilometers per second

Question 12

Sometimes a single floor of a tall building (above ground floor)collapses in an earthquake even though the floors have identical construction.Why?

Accepted Answer

The frequency of sha

Question 13

Which earthquake waves arrive from the source last?

Accepted Answer

A)  P waves 
B)  S waves 
C)  surface waves 
D)  shear waves 
E)  body waves 
A)  P waves 
B)  S waves 
C)  surface waves 
D)  shear waves 
E)  body waves

Question 14

Between magnitude 7 and magnitude 8 earthquakes,about how much harder is the shaking (how much increase in the acceleration of the ground)?

Accepted Answer

A)  actually less acceleration because the frequency is lower 
B)  not much 
C)  twice as hard 
D)  about 10 times 
E)  about 32 times 
A)  actually less acceleration because the frequency is lower 
B)  not much 
C)  twice as hard 
D)  about 10 times 
E)  about 32 times

Question 15

A magnitude 7 earthquake has how much higher ground motion than a magnitude 6 earthquake on a seismogram?

Accepted Answer

A)  twice as high 
B)  10 times higher 
C)  32 times higher 
D)  about 100 times higher 
E)  about 1,000 times higher 
A)  twice as high 
B)  10 times higher 
C)  32 times higher 
D)  about 100 times higher 
E)  about 1,000 times higher

Which type of earthquake waves shake with the largest amplitudes (largest range of motion)?

Which types of earthquake waves do the most damage?

Which waves have the lowest frequencies?

Name the three main types of earthquake waves.

Why are surface waves the most destructive type of earthquake waves (two different reasons)?

Which type of plate boundary has the potential to cause the most destructive earthquakes??

Which type or types of earthquake waves arrive at a distant seismograph most quickly by traveling by moving through the mantle of the Earth?

Discuss the effects of liquefaction,landsliding,and clay flake collapse on society.

What hazard does liquefaction pose,and for who or what?

What kind of material is subject to liquefaction during an earthquake?

What is the approximate P-wave velocity through the Earth's mantle?

Sometimes a single floor of a tall building (above ground floor)collapses in an earthquake even though the floors have identical construction.Why?

Which earthquake waves arrive from the source last?

Between magnitude 7 and magnitude 8 earthquakes,about how much harder is the shaking (how much increase in the acceleration of the ground)?

A magnitude 7 earthquake has how much higher ground motion than a magnitude 6 earthquake on a seismogram?

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Exam 3: Earthquakes and Their Causes

Which type of earthquake waves shake with the largest amplitudes (largest range of motion)?

Which types of earthquake waves do the most damage?

Which waves have the lowest frequencies?

Name the three main types of earthquake waves.

Why are surface waves the most destructive type of earthquake waves (two different reasons)?

Which type of plate boundary has the potential to cause the most destructive earthquakes??

Which type or types of earthquake waves arrive at a distant seismograph most quickly by traveling by moving through the mantle of the Earth?

Discuss the effects of liquefaction,landsliding,and clay flake collapse on society.

What hazard does liquefaction pose,and for who or what?

What kind of material is subject to liquefaction during an earthquake?

What is the approximate P-wave velocity through the Earth's mantle?

Sometimes a single floor of a tall building (above ground floor)collapses in an earthquake even though the floors have identical construction.Why?

Which earthquake waves arrive from the source last?

Between magnitude 7 and magnitude 8 earthquakes,about how much harder is the shaking (how much increase in the acceleration of the ground)?

A magnitude 7 earthquake has how much higher ground motion than a magnitude 6 earthquake on a seismogram?

Natural Hazards and Disasters

Plate Tectonics and Physical Hazards

Earthquake Prediction and Mitigation

Tsunami

Volcanoes: Tectonic Environments and Eruptions

Volcanoes: Hazards and Mitigation

Landslides and Other Downslope Movements

Sinkholes, Land Subsidence, and Swelling Soils

Weather, Thunderstorms, And Tornadoes

Climate Change

Streams And Flood Processes

Floods And Human Interactions

Waves,Beaches,And Coastal Erosion

Hurricanes and Nor’easters

Wildfires

Impact of Asteroids and Comets

The Future: Where Do We Go From Here?

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