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Quiz: Young-Earth Earthquakes Introduction Results
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Score for this quiz: 30
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Submitted Nov 5 at 8:23pm
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2 / 2 pts
Question 1
Dr. Austin's estimation of the elevation change from Mt. Whitney to
Death Valley was incorrect. The correct amount is
Approximately 1,600 feet
Approximately
15,000 feet
Approximately
14,000 feet
160 feet 2 / 2 pts
Question 2
Which of the following is true of oceanic crust?
It makes up 71% of the earth's crust.
It makes up 29% of the earth's crust.
It averages 2,000 feet above sea level.
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It is the type of crust between Alaska and Siberia. 2 / 2 pts
Question 3
The chance that you might experience a natural disaster like an
earthquake ±rsthand is about _________.
100% 50% 0% 10% 2 / 2 pts
Question 4
All of the following are part of a seismometer except:
A heavy weight An electrical supply Paper Ink 2 / 2 pts
Question 5
The speed at which S-waves travel through the earth is:
4.8 km/sec 3.0 km/sec 2.7 km/sec 2.9 km/sec 2 / 2 pts
Question 6
The "S" in S-waves stands for:
Surface Super±cial Secondary or Shear Sync 2 / 2 pts
Question 7
The Rayleigh wave motion is most like:
The Love wave An ocean wave
A sonic wave
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The P-wave 2 / 2 pts
Question 8
The Richter Scale measures
feel at a particular locale. intensity. magnitude. severity. 2 / 2 pts
Question 9
An earthquake's magnitude is
not able to be measured. dimensionless. measured by the Mercalli scale.
measured by satellite images. 2 / 2 pts
Question 10
The amount of energy released by the Mt. St. Helen's eruption
was less than a lightning bolt. was less than the energy expended by an average tornado. was less than the Hiroshima atomic bomb.
was less than the amount of solar energy reaching the earth in
1 day.
2 / 2 pts
Question 11
The Mercalli Scale measures the intensity
of earthquakes using a scale of Roman numerals. of earthquakes in units of joules. of hurricanes. of landslides. 2 / 2 pts
Question 12
The Paci±c "Ring of Fire" is
a zone where little seismic activity occurs. found mostly in the Atlantic Ocean and Europe. in a 500 mile circle around the Hawaiian Islands.
a circle around the earth where the earthquakes occur.
2 / 2 pts
Question 13
The Paci±c plate relative to Alaska is
undergoing convergence creating a mid-ocean ridge.
undergoing subduction creating an ocean trench and a mountain
range.
moving past Alaska along a transform fault. moving southward away from Alaska. 2 / 2 pts
Question 14
The Wrangell Mountains are in
Alaska Northern Europe California Argentina 2 / 2 pts
Question 15
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The 1906 San Francisco earthquake was 8.25 on the Richter scale.
The Owens Valley earthquake of 1872 was
Larger than the San Francisco earthquake. About the same as the San Francisco earthquake Smaller than the San Francisco earthquake. Quiz Score: 30
out of 30