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11

front 1

When a fault is expressed at the

surface, it is called a __________.

back 1

fault scarp

front 2

The name of the site where slippage

begins and earthquake waves radiate

outward is called the __________.

back 2

hypocenter

front 3

If the stress applied to the rock is

greater than rock strength, what

happens?

back 3

Blocks of rock will slide relative to one

another along a fault, causing an

earthquake.

front 4

The hanging wall moves __________

relative to the footwall in a __________

fault.

back 4

down; normal

front 5

Which of the following is a

characteristic of an S wave?

back 5

"shaking" particle motion at right

angles to the direction of wave travel

front 6

Which of the following might be seen

where strike-slip movement has

occurred?

back 6

offset fences

front 7

What best describes the movement of

P waves?

back 7

compression and expansion

front 8

Amongst all seismic waves, surface

waves __________.

back 8

have the slowest velocity

front 9

The names primary and secondary

refer to ___________.

back 9

wave speed

front 10

Define earthquake intensity.

back 10

A qualitative measure of the amount

of ground shaking at a certain

location.

front 11

A smaller earthquake in Virginia was

felt over a larger distance, as

compared to a larger earthquake in

California. What is a reason this

occurred?

back 11

colder crust

front 12

Richter magnitude (ML) is derived

from measuring __________ and

__________, and then plotting them on

a Richter diagram.

back 12

S minus P wave time; maximum S

wave height

front 13

Why is moment magnitude (MW)

preferred over Richter magnitude

(ML)?

back 13

Moment magnitude measures the

total energy released during an

earthquake and can adequately

measure the energy of large

earthquakes.

front 14

Which of the following best describes

liquefaction?

back 14

the transformation of stable soil into

loose, liquefied material that is able to

rise toward Earth's surface

front 15

Describe how sand volcanoes form.

back 15

An earthquake causes loose,

saturated sandy material to liquefy,

shoot upward through fractures of a

confining unit, and eventually erupt at

the surface.

front 16

__________ in the sandy layer causes

the ground to subside after sand

volcanoes form.

back 16

Tighter packing

front 17

Structures built on __________ will

become unstable during an

earthquake.

back 17

loose, saturated sediments

front 18

A tsunami is caused by __________.

back 18

anything that displaces water

front 19

A __________ is located at a plate

boundary between a subducting slab

of oceanic crust and an overlying

plate.

back 19

megathrust fault

front 20

What happens to tsunami waves as

they move closer to shore?

back 20

Velocity decreases and height

increases.

front 21

Which of the following locations on

the Circum-Pacific Belt are likely to

generate a tsunami?

back 21

west coast of South America

front 22

__________ is a seismic zone that has

not produced a large earthquake for a

considerable length of time.

back 22

A seismic gap