Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Most earthquakes happen along
a. | tectonic plate boundaries. | c. | deformation
zones. | b. | seismic zones. | d. | shear zones. |
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Which of the following is NOT a type of plate boundary?
a. | transform boundary | c. | divergent boundary | b. | convergent boundary | d. | strike-slip
boundary |
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A break in Earth’s crust along which blocks of crust slide relative to one
another is called a(n)
a. | plate. | c. | fault. | b. | deformation. | d. | earthquake. |
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Which of the following is a type of wave that travels through Earth’s
interior?
a. | secondary wave | c. | reverse wave | b. | surface wave | d. | transform wave |
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Which of the following causes stress in Earth’s crust?
a. | tectonic plate movement | c. | seismic gap | b. | tsunami
wave | d. | earthquake
hazard |
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What kind of deformation leads to earthquakes?
a. | plastic deformation | c. | convergent deformation | b. | elastic
deformation | d. | shear
deformation |
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Waves of energy that travel through Earth and away from an earthquake in all
directions are called
a. | earthquake waves. | c. | deformation waves. | b. | transform waves. | d. | seismic waves. |
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Strike-slip faults form at
a. | convergent boundaries. | c. | strike-slip boundaries. | b. | transform
boundaries. | d. | divergent
boundaries. |
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Elastic rebound occurs when
a. | stress on rock along a fault causes the rock to break. | b. | stress on rock along
a fault is reduced. | c. | rock is plastically
deformed. | d. | deformation of rock begins. |
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Primary waves
a. | are slower than secondary waves. | b. | shear rock horizontally from side to
side. | c. | can travel through solids, liquids, and gases. | d. | produce motion near
the top of Earth’s crust. |
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