Earthquakes — Unit test Answers

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Which statement describes the damage that results from earthquakes?

Amount of damage can be used to determine intensity.

Damage can be measured using the Richter scale.

The amount of damage increases as magnitude decreases.

Earthquakes that cause maximum damage are the most common.

In which layer of the Earth does the motion of the convection currents drive plate movement?

mantle

outer core

inner core

lithosphere

Which type of stress causes rocks to fold?

compression

shearing

strike-slip

tension

The image below shows a fault.

The hanging wall and footwall both move vertically.

Shearing is causing the plates to slide past each other.

The hanging wall moves down in relation to the footwall.

Compression is causing the plates to move toward each other.

Which statement describes the Richter scale?

It cannot account for fault movement during an earthquake.

It measures large earthquakes far from the seismograph.

It estimates the total energy released from an earthquake.

It measures magnitude based on the size of seismic waves.

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