Plate Boundaries Quiz
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What type of earthquakes are associated with a subduction zone?

  • No earthquakes associated
  • Strike-slip earthquakes
  • Deep-focus earthquakes (correct)
  • Shallow-focus earthquakes

    • Where is the epicenter of an earthquake located?

  • At the point directly above the earthquake's origin on the Earth's surface (correct)
  • At the deepest point within the Earth
  • At the point where seismic waves travel in a straight line
  • At the point of initial rupture within the Earth

    • What type of seismic waves are P-Waves?

  • Compressional waves (correct)
  • Transverse waves
  • Surface waves
  • Rayleigh waves

    • Where do transform faults occur?

    <p>Where plates slide past each other horizontally</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of the hypocenter (focus) of an earthquake?

    <p>It is the point where seismic energy is released</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of earthquakes are associated with spreading centers?

    <p>Shallow-focus earthquakes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the nature of the propagation of P-Waves?

    <p>Push-pull or compressional motion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where do intraplate earthquakes occur?

    <p>Where earthquakes occur away from plate boundaries</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the speed of P-Waves compared to other seismic waves?

    <p>Fastest</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of seismic wave is responsible for most of the structural damage during earthquakes?

    <p>S-Waves</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of motion do Love Waves exhibit?

    <p>Horizontal, side-to-side surface waves</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which medium do Rayleigh Waves propagate?

    <p>Earth's surface</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of seismic wave can travel through solids, liquids, and gases?

    <p>P-Waves</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the speed of Love Waves compared to P-Waves and S-Waves?

    <p>Slower</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which seismic wave type is confined to the Earth's crust?

    <p>Love Waves</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which seismic wave type has a motion perpendicular to the direction of wave travel?

    <p>S-Waves</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which seismic wave type is sensitive to the material they travel through?

    <p>S-Waves</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which seismic wave type is responsible for producing the majority of the shaking felt at the Earth's surface?

    <p>Rayleigh Waves</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of seismic wave travels only through solids?

    <p>S-Waves</p> Signup and view all the answers

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