Question

I have a few questions. Please help?(:

Answer 1

1. A fault is ____
a. a place on Earth where earthquakes cannot occur
b. a fracture in the Earth where movement has occurred
c. the place on Earth's surface where structures move during earthquake
d. another name for an earthquake

2. The elastic rebound theory suggests which of the following?
a. Some earthquakes are produced by rapid release of energy stored in rock that has been subjected to minimal surfaces
b. most earthquakes are produced by the slow release of energy stored in a rock that has been subjected to great forces
c. Some earthquakes are produced by the slow release of energy stored in a rock that has been subjected to minimal surfaces
d. most earthquakes are produced by the rapid release of energy stored in a rock that has been subjected to great forces

3. The slow continuous movement that occurs along some fault zones is referred to _____?
a. slip
b. creep
c. fracture
d. a foreshock

4. The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 occurred along what fault?
a. The San Francisco fault
b. The Pacific fault
c. The California fault
d. The San Andreas fault

5. Small foreshocks that precede a major earthquake occur ____?
a. from the day of the major earthquake to days after the earthquake
b. only on the day of the major earthquake
c. days or years before the earthquake
d. only on the day before the major earthquake

6. Which seismic waves compress and expand rocks in the direction the waves travel?
a. P waves
b. S waves
c. surface waves
d. transverse waves

Answer 2

1.B
2.D
3.B
4.D
5.C
6.A
7.B
8.D

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