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?

Where plates slide past each other horizontally Signup and view all the answers

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

It is the point where seismic energy is released Signup and view all the answers

What type of earthquakes are associated with spreading centers?

Shallow-focus earthquakes Signup and view all the answers

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

Push-pull or compressional motion Signup and view all the answers

Where do intraplate earthquakes occur?

Where earthquakes occur away from plate boundaries Signup and view all the answers

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

Fastest Signup and view all the answers

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

S-Waves Signup and view all the answers

What type of motion do Love Waves exhibit?

Horizontal, side-to-side surface waves Signup and view all the answers

In which medium do Rayleigh Waves propagate?

Earth's surface Signup and view all the answers

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

P-Waves Signup and view all the answers

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

Slower Signup and view all the answers

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

Love Waves Signup and view all the answers

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

S-Waves Signup and view all the answers

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

S-Waves 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?

Rayleigh Waves Signup and view all the answers

Which type of seismic wave travels only through solids?

S-Waves Signup and view all the answers

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What type of earthquakes are associated with a subduction zone?

Where is the epicenter of an earthquake located?

What type of seismic waves are P-Waves?

Where do transform faults occur?

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

What type of earthquakes are associated with spreading centers?

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

Where do intraplate earthquakes occur?

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

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

What type of motion do Love Waves exhibit?

In which medium do Rayleigh Waves propagate?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Which type of seismic wave travels only through solids?

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