EQ - GROUP 1

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what is an earthquake?

A type of storm that happens in the ocean

A sudden shaking of the ground due to movement of tectonic plates (correct)

A strong wind that damages buildings

A type of flood caused by heavy rain

What was the main reason the Continental Drift Theory was initially rejected?

It lacked fossil and geological evidence to support the movement of continents.

Scientists at the time believed the continents were too heavy to move.

Alfred Wegener could not explain the mechanism that moved the continents. (correct)

The theory was not published in scientific journals.

Which type of seismic wave travels faster?

P-waves (correct)

S-waves

Both travel at the same speed

Neither, they travel randomly

Which professionals are involved in earthquake engineering?

All of the above (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which seismic wave type can travel through solids and liquids?

P-waves (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the lithosphere composed of?

The crust and the uppermost part of the mantle (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which statement is true about tectonic plates?

Tectonic plates are rigid sections of the lithosphere that float on the asthenosphere. (A) Signup and view all the answers

A method for extracting oil and natural gas from rock formations like shale.

Fracking (B) Signup and view all the answers

A German climatologist who proposed continental drifting.

Alfred Wegener (A) Signup and view all the answers

What geological processes are responsible for earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and mountain formation?

Tectonic activities (A) Signup and view all the answers

What or where do plates meet?

Boundaries (B) Signup and view all the answers

It occurs when two plates move toward each other.

Convergent Boundaries (A) Signup and view all the answers

The point under the surface where the rupture is said to have originated.

Focus (B) Signup and view all the answers

Relative decrease in number of earthquakes or energy in any area of a seismic active region.

Seismic quiescence (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a man-made type of earthquake?

Nuclear activity (B) Signup and view all the answers

Nuclear activity in the tectonic forces, what type of boundary happened on the 1906 San Francisco earthquake?

Transformed (A) Signup and view all the answers

Formed where two tectonic plates pass laterally by one another.

Transformed boundaries (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following describes the movement of a dip-slip fault?

Vertical movement along the fault plane (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following events is not an example of a meteor fall earthquake?

Nazreid (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is an example of a rift or ridge caused by a divergent boundary?

East African Rift (B) Signup and view all the answers

Capital of France (example flashcard)

Paris