Question 1

Surface waves ________.

Accepted Answer

A) travel more rapidly than body waves 
B) produce most of the damage to buildings during earthquakes 
C) are the first waves initially produced in an earthquake 
D) are the first waves to arrive at a seismograph station after an earthquake 
A) travel more rapidly than body waves 
B) produce most of the damage to buildings during earthquakes 
C) are the first waves initially produced in an earthquake 
D) are the first waves to arrive at a seismograph station after an earthquake

Question 2

Medium- and deep-focus earthquakes occur along only ________.

Accepted Answer

A) convergent-plate boundaries 
B) divergent-plate boundaries 
C) transform-plate boundaries 
D) hot spots 
A) convergent-plate boundaries 
B) divergent-plate boundaries 
C) transform-plate boundaries 
D) hot spots

Question 3

Which type of seismic wave has the fastest velocity?

Accepted Answer

A) L-wave 
B) P-wave 
C) R-wave 
D) S-wave 
A) L-wave 
B) P-wave 
C) R-wave 
D) S-wave

Question 4

Seismic retrofitting is the process of ________.

Accepted Answer

A) predicting future earthquakes 
B) strengthening existing buildings and structures 
C) mapping areas prone to earthquakes 
D) fitting earthquake data after an event to see if it should have been predicted 
A) predicting future earthquakes 
B) strengthening existing buildings and structures 
C) mapping areas prone to earthquakes 
D) fitting earthquake data after an event to see if it should have been predicted

Question 5

A primary force opposing motion on all faults is ________.

Accepted Answer

A) magnetic attraction among iron-rich minerals 
B) gravity 
C) friction 
D) the van der Waals force 
A) magnetic attraction among iron-rich minerals 
B) gravity 
C) friction 
D) the van der Waals force

Question 6

At any point along the surface of any nonvertical fault such as is shown in the figure below,the ________.

Accepted Answer

A) hanging wall lies vertically above the footwall 
B) footwall lies vertically above the hanging wall 
C) hanging wall lies to the left of the footwall 
D) footwall lies to the left of the hanging wall 
A) hanging wall lies vertically above the footwall 
B) footwall lies vertically above the hanging wall 
C) hanging wall lies to the left of the footwall 
D) footwall lies to the left of the hanging wall

Question 7

An earthquake occurs with an epicenter in the town of New Madrid,Missouri,in the interior of the North American Plate.Where might the hypocenter of this earthquake plausibly be found?

Accepted Answer

A) in New Madrid (hypocenter and epicenter mean precisely the same thing) 
B) 20 km south of New Madrid 
C) 20 km beneath New Madrid 
D) 200 km beneath New Madrid 
A) in New Madrid (hypocenter and epicenter mean precisely the same thing) 
B) 20 km south of New Madrid 
C) 20 km beneath New Madrid 
D) 200 km beneath New Madrid

Question 8

Which of the following statements is NOT true? Aftershocks after a major earthquake ________.

Accepted Answer

A) may continue for days,weeks,or years after the initial earthquake 
B) are mostly much smaller than the original earthquake 
C) may occur on the same fault as the original earthquake or a different fault 
D) typically occur only on reverse faults in subduction zones as a result of high pressures 
A) may continue for days,weeks,or years after the initial earthquake 
B) are mostly much smaller than the original earthquake 
C) may occur on the same fault as the original earthquake or a different fault 
D) typically occur only on reverse faults in subduction zones as a result of high pressures

Question 9

Slow and steady movement on a fault that does not generate earthquakes is termed ________.

Accepted Answer

A) antislip 
B) creep 
C) stick-slip 
D) elastic rebound 
A) antislip 
B) creep 
C) stick-slip 
D) elastic rebound

Question 10

Tsunamis are more destructive than wind-driven storm waves primarily because ________.

Accepted Answer

A) tsunamis always have larger heights (amplitude) 
B) tsunamis have longer wavelengths and thus larger volumes of water are involved 
C) the tides that cause tsunamis can be very erratic and unpredictable 
D) tsunamis also generate seismic waves that can destroy buildings 
A) tsunamis always have larger heights (amplitude) 
B) tsunamis have longer wavelengths and thus larger volumes of water are involved 
C) the tides that cause tsunamis can be very erratic and unpredictable 
D) tsunamis also generate seismic waves that can destroy buildings

Surface waves ________.

Medium- and deep-focus earthquakes occur along only ________.

Which type of seismic wave has the fastest velocity?

Seismic retrofitting is the process of ________.

A primary force opposing motion on all faults is ________.

At any point along the surface of any nonvertical fault such as is shown in the figure below,the ________.

An earthquake occurs with an epicenter in the town of New Madrid,Missouri,in the interior of the North American Plate.Where might the hypocenter of this earthquake plausibly be found?

Which of the following statements is NOT true? Aftershocks after a major earthquake ________.

Slow and steady movement on a fault that does not generate earthquakes is termed ________.

Tsunamis are more destructive than wind-driven storm waves primarily because ________.

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The Way the Earth Works: Plate Tectonics

Patterns in Nature: Minerals

Up From the Inferno: Magma and Igneous Rocks

Pages of Earths Past: Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism: a Process of Change

The Wrath of Vulcan: Volcanic Eruptions

Crags,cracks,and Crumples: Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building

Deep Time: How Old Is Old

A Biography of Earth

Squeezing Power From a Stone: Energy Resources

Riches in Rock: Mineral Resources

Unsafe Ground: Landslides and Other Mass Movements

Streams and Floods: the Geology of Running Water

Restless Realm: Oceans and Coasts

A Hidden Reserve: Groundwater

An Envelope of Gas: Earths Atmosphere and Climate

Dry Regions: the Geology of Deserts

Amazing Ice: Glaciers and Ice Ages

Global Change in the Earth System

Introducing Rocks

a Surface Veneer: Sediments and Soils

the Rock Cycle in the Earth System

the Earths Interior, revisited: Seismic Layering, gravity, and the Magnetic Field

Memories of Past Life: Fossils and Evolution

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Exam 10: A Violent Pulse: Earthquakes

Surface waves ________.

Medium- and deep-focus earthquakes occur along only ________.

Which type of seismic wave has the fastest velocity?

Seismic retrofitting is the process of ________.

A primary force opposing motion on all faults is ________.

At any point along the surface of any nonvertical fault such as is shown in the figure below,the ________.

An earthquake occurs with an epicenter in the town of New Madrid,Missouri,in the interior of the North American Plate.Where might the hypocenter of this earthquake plausibly be found?

Which of the following statements is NOT true? Aftershocks after a major earthquake ________.

Slow and steady movement on a fault that does not generate earthquakes is termed ________.

Tsunamis are more destructive than wind-driven storm waves primarily because ________.

Cosmology and the Birth of Earth

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Drifting Continents and Spreading Seas

The Way the Earth Works: Plate Tectonics

Patterns in Nature: Minerals

Up From the Inferno: Magma and Igneous Rocks

Pages of Earths Past: Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism: a Process of Change

The Wrath of Vulcan: Volcanic Eruptions

Crags,cracks,and Crumples: Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building

Deep Time: How Old Is Old

A Biography of Earth

Squeezing Power From a Stone: Energy Resources

Riches in Rock: Mineral Resources

Unsafe Ground: Landslides and Other Mass Movements

Streams and Floods: the Geology of Running Water

Restless Realm: Oceans and Coasts

A Hidden Reserve: Groundwater

An Envelope of Gas: Earths Atmosphere and Climate

Dry Regions: the Geology of Deserts

Amazing Ice: Glaciers and Ice Ages

Global Change in the Earth System

Introducing Rocks

a Surface Veneer: Sediments and Soils

the Rock Cycle in the Earth System

the Earths Interior, revisited: Seismic Layering, gravity, and the Magnetic Field

Memories of Past Life: Fossils and Evolution

Ever-Changing Landscapes and the Hydrologic Cycle

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