Earthquake Engineering Quiz PDF - BCES2 (10802)

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION CIVIL ENGINEERING PROGRAM SET OF QUESTIONS Submitted by: GROUP 1 Students Submitted to: ENGR. KEN ROLDAN DIAMANTE Instructor Earthquake Eng...

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION CIVIL ENGINEERING PROGRAM SET OF QUESTIONS Submitted by: GROUP 1 Students Submitted to: ENGR. KEN ROLDAN DIAMANTE Instructor Earthquake Engineering BCES2 - (10802) GROUP 1 – SET OF QUESTIONS – MCQ 1. What is an earthquake? A. A type of storm that happens in the ocean B. A sudden shaking of the ground due to movement of tectonic plates C. A strong wind that damages buildings D. A type of flood caused by heavy rain Answer: B 2. What was the main reason the Continental Drift Theory was initially rejected? A. It lacked fossil and geological evidence to support the movement of continents. B. Scientists at the time believed the continents were too heavy to move. C. Alfred Wegener could not explain the mechanism that moved the continents. D. The theory was not published in scientific journals. Answer: C 3. Which type of seismic wave travels faster? A. P-waves B. S-waves C. Both travel at the same speed D. Neither, they travel randomly Answer: A 4. Which professionals are involved in earthquake engineering? A. Seismologists and engineers B. Architects and urban planners C. Social scientists and information technologists D. All of the above Answer: D 5. Which seismic wave type can travel through solids and liquids? A. P-waves B. S-waves C. Both P-waves and S-waves D. Neither P-waves nor S-waves Answer: A 6. What is the lithosphere composed of? A. Only the Earth's crust B. The crust and the uppermost part of the mantle C. The entire mantle and core Answer: B 7. Which statement is true about tectonic plates? A. Tectonic plates are rigid sections of the lithosphere that float on the asthenosphere. B. Tectonic plates are found in the outer core and move due to Earth's rotation. C. Tectonic plates are part of the deep mantle and are completely stationary. Answer: A 8. A method for extracting oil and natural gas from rock formations like shale. A. Underground Bomb Testing B. Fracking C. Hydraulic Cracking D. In-situ Mining Answer: B 9. A German climatologist who proposed continental drifting. A. Alfred Wegener B. Albert Einstein C. Dirk Nowitzki D. Dr. Anna Continent Answer: A 10. What geological processes are responsible for earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and mountain formation? A. Tectonic activities B. Volcanic activities C. Deposition D. Weathering and erosion Answer: A 11. What or where do plates meet? A. Convergent Boundaries B. Boundaries C. Divergent Boundaries D. Transform Boundaries Answer: B 12. It occurs when two plates move toward each other. A. Convergent Boundaries B. Boundaries C. Divergent Boundaries D. Transform Boundaries Answer: A 13. The point under the surface where the rupture is said to have originated. A. Fault B. Focus C. Epicenter D. Earthquake Answer: B 14. Relative decrease in number of earthquakes or energy in any area of a seismic active region. A. Seismic quiescence B. Seismic gap C. None of the above D. All of the above Answer: A 15. Which of the following is a man-made type of earthquake? A. Tectonic forces B. Nuclear activity C. Volcanic activity D. None of the above Answer: B. 16. Nuclear activity in the tectonic forces, what type of boundary happened on the 1906 San Francisco earthquake? A. Transformed B. Convergent C. Divergent D. Both A and C Answer: A 17. Formed where two tectonic plates pass laterally by one another. A. Transformed boundaries B. Convergent boundaries C. Divergent boundaries D. None of the above Answer: A 18. Which of the following describes the movement of a dip-slip fault? A. Horizontal movement along the fault plane B. Vertical movement along the fault plane C. Movement in a circular motion D. No movement at all Answer: B 19. Which of the following events is not an example of a meteor fall earthquake? A. Tunguska B. Chicxulub C. Nazreid D. None of the above Answer: C 20. What is an example of a rift or ridge caused by a divergent boundary? A. Mid-Pacific Ridge B. East African Rift C. Mt. Pinatubo D. Mt. Apo Answer: B