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The document is a quiz on earthquakes, covering topics such as the causes of earthquakes, the nature of tectonic plates, and the effects of seismic waves. It includes multiple-choice questions that test knowledge on the subject matter, including the Richter scale and the characteristics of faults. The quiz is designed for educational purposes, likely for a class focused on geology or earth science.

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BrainPOP Earthquakes Quiz

The document is a quiz on earthquakes, covering topics such as the causes of earthquakes, the nature of tectonic plates, and the effects of seismic waves. It includes multiple-choice questions that test knowledge on the subject matter, including the Richter scale and the characteristics of faults. The quiz is designed for educational purposes, likely for a class focused on geology or earth science.

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Earthquakes Quiz Class:

1. What's the main cause of most earthquakes? 6. Why are surface waves more destructive to
a. Pressure from within the earth's crust buildings than the initial seismic wave in an
b. Hurricanes earthquake?
c. Human activity a. It creates more sustained motion on the surface
d. Changes in temperature within the earth's mantle b. It reaches the surface faster
c. It reaches deeper below the surface
2. Which of the following is a true statement about d. It travels farther from the hypocenter
tectonic plates?
a. All tectonic plates are located at the earth's core 7. What is this instrument called?
b. They're located approximately 10 meters below the
surface of the ocean
c. They're located in the molten layer beneath the earth's
crust
a. Richter scale
d. All of the earth's landmass rests on tectonic plates
b. Barometer
c. Electrograph
3. The weight of the lithosphere keeps the mantle in a d. Seismograph
semi-solid state. What can you infer from this?
a. Pressure and heat have similar effects on solids 8. Why are faults sometimes referred to as "active
b. Pressure raises the melting point of solids boundaries?" Choose the best answer.
c. Pressure lowers the melting point of solids
a. Because they are all volcanically active
d. Pressure has no effect on the melting point of solids
b. Because they serve as boundaries between nations
c. Because the earth's crust shifts on either side of them
4. Place the following in sequence from highest to d. Because people must actively avoid faults to escape
lowest temperature: A) Lithosphere; B) Mantle; C) Core injury
a. C, A, B
b. B, C, A 9. In the phrase, "The Richter scale measures the
c. C, B, A potency and duration of seismic events," what does
d. A, C, B "potency" mean?
a. Speed
5. What can you infer from the fact that tectonic plates b. Strength
are always moving around? c. Type
a. New volcanoes form every few years. d. Time
b. The shape and location of the continents have
changed over time. 10. Which city is most likely to experience a strong
c. Tectonic activity probably caused the last Ice Age. earthquake?
d. Earthquakes will continue long after hurricanes and
a. Los Angeles
tsunamis have stopped.
b. Chicago
c. New York
d. Miami

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