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Concept 1 Quiz

Define earthquake including key terms used to describe the causes and results.

This activity contains 10 questions.

Question 1.
Identify the indicated earthquake components by selecting the correct response.

(Earthquake focus diagram, Copyright © Prentice Hall, Inc.)

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The letters A through D appear on an image associated with this question.

This question presents 4 items numbered 1.1 through 1.4. Each item is presented with a pulldown menu containing the letters A through D. For each item below, use the pull-down menu to select the letter that labels the correct part of the image.
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Question 2.
All earthquakes occur along faults associated with plate boundaries.

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Question 3.
Energy released from an earthquake event is mostly in the form of

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Question 4.
After rupture occurs along a fault, rocks continue to deform indefinitely from the release of energy.

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Question 5.
Fires after the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake were responsible for most of the fatalities.

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Question 6.
Who contributed greatly to our understanding of the mechanism of earthquake generation by proposing the Elastic Rebound Theory?

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Question 7.
Most earthquakes are caused by

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Question 8.
Earth's crust has been uplifted several times.

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Question 9.
Most of the motion along faults can be explained by Plate Tectonics.

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Question 10.
Major earthquakes are often preceded by a series of small vibrations called

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