Question 1

Shallow subduction zone earthquakes occur __________________.

Accepted Answer

A) in the upper portion of the down-going plate 
B) at the bend in the subducting plate 
C) in the overriding plate 
D) All of these are correct. 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) in the upper portion of the down-going plate 
B) at the bend in the subducting plate 
C) in the overriding plate 
D) All of these are correct. 
E) None of these are correct. D

Question 2

The primary cause of deaths in earthquakes in modern times is people being swallowed alive by the Earth,rather than by building collapse.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

The deadliest earthquake in recent times occurred in 1976 in Tangshan,China,causing the deaths of at least 240,000 people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

The compressional movements at subduction zones and continent-continent collisions generate the largest tectonic earthquakes and they affect the widest areas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The Dead Sea fault zone is an Eastern Hemisphere analogue of the San Andreas Fault in California.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

At depths below 100 km,subduction zone earthquakes occur almost exclusively in the interior of the colder oceanic lithosphere,the heart of the subducting slab.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Three basic classes of collisions include all but which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) oceanic plate versus oceanic plate 
B) oceanic plate versus continent-bearing plate 
C) continental plate versus continental plate 
D) mantle plate versus lithospheric plate 
A) oceanic plate versus oceanic plate 
B) oceanic plate versus continent-bearing plate 
C) continental plate versus continental plate 
D) mantle plate versus lithospheric plate

Question 8

The North Anatolian fault in Turkey is a 1400 km-long fault zone made of numerous subparallel faults that split and combine,bend and straighten,and there is reason to expect major earthquakes to occur progressively farther to the west,ever closer to Istanbul.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Spreading ridges produce the largest number of great earthquakes (magnitude 8 or higher).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The Dead Sea and the Sea of Galilee __________________.

Accepted Answer

A) are pull-apart basins over hot spots 
B) are compressional basins and are the result of subduction 
C) are compressional basins and the result of strike-slip motion 
D) are pull-apart basins and the result of strike-slip motion 
E) are pull-apart basins and the result of subduction 
A) are pull-apart basins over hot spots 
B) are compressional basins and are the result of subduction 
C) are compressional basins and the result of strike-slip motion 
D) are pull-apart basins and the result of strike-slip motion 
E) are pull-apart basins and the result of subduction

Question 11

The biggest disasters are from great earthquakes occurring at great depths.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Most of the subduction-zone earthquakes of today occur around the rim of the Pacific Ocean.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Earthquakes at subduction zones result from different types of fault movements,depending on whether they occur in shallow versus deeper realms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following does NOT have a significant convergent margin?

Accepted Answer

A) Kamchatka 
B) Australian Plate 
C) South American Andes 
D) Caribbean Plate 
E) African Plate 
A) Kamchatka 
B) Australian Plate 
C) South American Andes 
D) Caribbean Plate 
E) African Plate

Question 15

The deadliest earthquake in history occurred in 1556 when about 830,000 Chinese were killed in and near Xi'an on the banks of the mighty Huang River.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In the areas of most rapid subduction,the down-going slab may remain rigid enough to spawn large earthquakes to depths of 7000 km.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The Pacific plate subducts along _________ edges and creates enormous earthquakes,such as the 1923 Tokyo seism.

Accepted Answer

A) its southern and eastern 
B) its northern and eastern 
C) its southern and western 
D) its northern and western 
E) all of its 
A) its southern and eastern 
B) its northern and eastern 
C) its southern and western 
D) its northern and western 
E) all of its

Question 18

The greatest earthquakes in the world occur _____________.

Accepted Answer

A) where plates collide with each other 
B) where plates separate from one another 
C) where plates slide past each other 
D) in the interiors of individual plates 
A) where plates collide with each other 
B) where plates separate from one another 
C) where plates slide past each other 
D) in the interiors of individual plates

Question 19

The slide-past motions of long transform faults occur in all but which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) In the northeastern Pacific as the Queen Charlotte fault,located near a sparsely populated region of Canada. 
B) Along the San Andreas Fault in California with its famous earthquakes. 
C) At the southwestern edge of the Pacific Ocean where the Alpine fault cuts across the South Island of New Zealand. 
D) Where the Indian subcontinent touches Asia. 
A) In the northeastern Pacific as the Queen Charlotte fault,located near a sparsely populated region of Canada. 
B) Along the San Andreas Fault in California with its famous earthquakes. 
C) At the southwestern edge of the Pacific Ocean where the Alpine fault cuts across the South Island of New Zealand. 
D) Where the Indian subcontinent touches Asia.

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT a divergent margin?

Accepted Answer

A) East African Rift 
B) Mid-Atlantic Ridge 
C) Aleutian Island Arc 
D) East Pacific Rise 
E) Juan de Fuca Ridge 
A) East African Rift 
B) Mid-Atlantic Ridge 
C) Aleutian Island Arc 
D) East Pacific Rise 
E) Juan de Fuca Ridge

Shallow subduction zone earthquakes occur __________________.

The primary cause of deaths in earthquakes in modern times is people being swallowed alive by the Earth,rather than by building collapse.

The deadliest earthquake in recent times occurred in 1976 in Tangshan,China,causing the deaths of at least 240,000 people.

The compressional movements at subduction zones and continent-continent collisions generate the largest tectonic earthquakes and they affect the widest areas.

The Dead Sea fault zone is an Eastern Hemisphere analogue of the San Andreas Fault in California.

At depths below 100 km,subduction zone earthquakes occur almost exclusively in the interior of the colder oceanic lithosphere,the heart of the subducting slab.

Three basic classes of collisions include all but which of the following?

The North Anatolian fault in Turkey is a 1400 km-long fault zone made of numerous subparallel faults that split and combine,bend and straighten,and there is reason to expect major earthquakes to occur progressively farther to the west,ever closer to Istanbul.

Spreading ridges produce the largest number of great earthquakes (magnitude 8 or higher).

The Dead Sea and the Sea of Galilee __________________.

The biggest disasters are from great earthquakes occurring at great depths.

Most of the subduction-zone earthquakes of today occur around the rim of the Pacific Ocean.

Earthquakes at subduction zones result from different types of fault movements,depending on whether they occur in shallow versus deeper realms.

Which of the following does NOT have a significant convergent margin?

The deadliest earthquake in history occurred in 1556 when about 830,000 Chinese were killed in and near Xi'an on the banks of the mighty Huang River.

In the areas of most rapid subduction,the down-going slab may remain rigid enough to spawn large earthquakes to depths of 7000 km.

The Pacific plate subducts along _________ edges and creates enormous earthquakes,such as the 1923 Tokyo seism.

The greatest earthquakes in the world occur _____________.

The slide-past motions of long transform faults occur in all but which of the following?

Which of the following is NOT a divergent margin?

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Exam 4: Plate Tectonics and Earthquakes

Shallow subduction zone earthquakes occur __________________.

The primary cause of deaths in earthquakes in modern times is people being swallowed alive by the Earth,rather than by building collapse.

The deadliest earthquake in recent times occurred in 1976 in Tangshan,China,causing the deaths of at least 240,000 people.

The compressional movements at subduction zones and continent-continent collisions generate the largest tectonic earthquakes and they affect the widest areas.

The Dead Sea fault zone is an Eastern Hemisphere analogue of the San Andreas Fault in California.

At depths below 100 km,subduction zone earthquakes occur almost exclusively in the interior of the colder oceanic lithosphere,the heart of the subducting slab.

Three basic classes of collisions include all but which of the following?

The North Anatolian fault in Turkey is a 1400 km-long fault zone made of numerous subparallel faults that split and combine,bend and straighten,and there is reason to expect major earthquakes to occur progressively farther to the west,ever closer to Istanbul.

Spreading ridges produce the largest number of great earthquakes (magnitude 8 or higher).

The Dead Sea and the Sea of Galilee __________________.

The biggest disasters are from great earthquakes occurring at great depths.

Most of the subduction-zone earthquakes of today occur around the rim of the Pacific Ocean.

Earthquakes at subduction zones result from different types of fault movements,depending on whether they occur in shallow versus deeper realms.

Which of the following does NOT have a significant convergent margin?

The deadliest earthquake in history occurred in 1556 when about 830,000 Chinese were killed in and near Xi'an on the banks of the mighty Huang River.

In the areas of most rapid subduction,the down-going slab may remain rigid enough to spawn large earthquakes to depths of 7000 km.

The Pacific plate subducts along _________ edges and creates enormous earthquakes,such as the 1923 Tokyo seism.

The greatest earthquakes in the world occur _____________.

The slide-past motions of long transform faults occur in all but which of the following?

Which of the following is NOT a divergent margin?

Natural Disasters and the Human Population

Internal Energy and Plate Tectonics

Earthquake Geology and Seismology

Earthquakes Throughout the United States and Canada

Volcanic Eruptions: Plate Tectonics and Magmas

Volcano Processes and Deadly Events

Tsunami Versus Wind-Caused Waves

External Energy Fuels Weather and Climate

Tornadoes, Lightning, Heat, and Cold

Hurricanes

Climate Change

Floods

Fire

Mass Movements

Coastal Processes and Hazards

Impacts With Space Objects

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