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A fault zone is a group of interconnected fualts.
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True
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A zone is bigger than
an epicenter, so it covers more area. |
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the earthquakes that cause the most damage usually have a shallow focus.
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True
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The New Madrid, Missouri earthquake of 1812 resulted from movement along the San Andreas Fault.
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False
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SAN Andreas is by SAN Francisco
along the Calif. coast |
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Tsuanamis are seismic waves that travel through the earth's core.
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FALSE
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T sunamis T idal waves like in
T hailand |
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Surface Waves are especially destructive when traveling through the earth's core.
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False
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seismic waves travel ON the earth's..
(surface) |
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The San Andreas Fault zone has formed where the edge of the Pacific plate is slipping:
a. under the N. American plate b. over the N. Ammerican plate c. South along the N. American plate d. North along the N. American plate |
A. Under the N.Amer. plate
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SAN Andreas in/by SAN Francisco
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Information from how many seismographs is generally needed to lacate the Epicenter of an earthquake.
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 |
C. 3
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P waves travel how many times faster than S waves
A. 0.17 B. 1.7 C. 17.0 D. 31.7 |
B. 1.7 times
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During the Alaskan earthquake of 1964, most deaths were cause by
A. the collapse of buildings B. A tsunami C. vibration of the ground D.Cracks formed in the earth |
B. a tsunami
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Alaska is mostly coastal land
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Earthqaukes take place along faults in the earth 's________
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Crust
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Seismic waves that can penetrate the liquid part of the earth's core are called______
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P-waves Primary waves are the strongest
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P-waves P enetrate
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The last waves to be recorded by a seismograph are the____
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Surface waves
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An earthquake starts in the earth and then works its way to the surface last
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A major earthquake must have a magnitude of at least______
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7+
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Series of smaller tremors that follow major earthquake zone called the____
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Aftershocks
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To follow is to be AFTER (shock)
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The Richter scale is used to express an earthquake's_____
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Magnitude
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MAG-nets have a lot of strength to pull/push
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Meridians are circles around the earth parallel to the equator.
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False
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Meri (dians) has LONG (titude) hair
(long hair hangs down, longitudes go down) |
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Each degree of latitude is equal to 60 seconds of latitude.
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False
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It is measured in minutes,
not seconds |
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Landsat satellites are used by cartographers.
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True
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The Cart(tographer) sat on the land
(landsat) |
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On a topographical map, elevation is represented by contour lines.
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TRUE
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The lines tell you the contours (elevation) of the mountains.
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the distance represented by a degree of longitude is greatest at the equator.
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TRUE
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The equator is the biggest part of the earth
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The North Pole has a latitude of
A. O B. 45 C.90 D.180 |
C. 90
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You can only go 90 north or south of the equator.
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On a topographic map, contour lines that bend to form a V-shaped indicate
A. hilltop B. declination C. cliff D. valley |
D. valley
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V s form V alleys
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A city's location on the earth with respect to the prime meridian is given by the city's:
A.elevation B. declination C. latitude D. longitude |
D. Longitude
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Meri (dians) has LONG (itude) hair
meridians are a starting point to measure longitude. |
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A southern city in the United States has a lititude of 33 51'53"N. The symbol 53" represents:
A. 53 seconds B.53 degrees C. 53 minutes D. 53 miles |
A. 53 seconds
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just like reading time, the last thing read is the seconds, which is how we measure distance on a map.
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The line of longitude that passes through Greenwhich, England, is called the :
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Prime Meridian
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the PRIME minister lives in England.
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the angular distance north or south of the equator is called____
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Latitude
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Like the SLAT on window blinds,
the LAT (itutudes)run horizontally north and south of the equator |
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On a topographical map, the difference in elevation between one contour line and the next is the ______
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contour INTERVALS
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DEFINITION
interval-time or space between |
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On maps, symbols for features such as cities and rivers are explained in the map's ____
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legend
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a legend tells a story from a certain area (lochness monster) just like a map's legend tells you the legend "story" of the area on the map.
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The only line of latitude that is a great circle is the ______
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equator
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the equator is the great biggest circle
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On a topographic map, depressions are marked with loops having short, straight lines called______
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depression contours
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lines on a map are contour lines and the short lines show a
depression-if you press down on playdo you will get a de press ion |
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Meteorology is the study of the earth's oceans.
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FALSE
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meteors come from out of the air- atmosphere
so it is the study of the atmosphere |
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Most plastics are biodegradeable
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FALSE
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plastics are made to last and withstand a lot.
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A hypothesis may be based on facts established through experimentation.
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TRUE
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In order for a theory to become a law, it must be proven correct every time it is tested.
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TRUE
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Earth Science includes the study of oceans.
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TRUE
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IF IT'S PART OF THE EARTH , IT CAN BE STUDIED AS AN EARTH SCIENCE
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Which of the following is part of the biosphere?
A.the oceans B. the moon C.the earth's core D.the sun |
A. the ocean
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bio-means life
sphere-ball-earth the study of all life on earth and the environment that supports it. |
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Which is a meteorologist most likely to study?
A.Mountain formations B.marine life C.rainfall trends D.meteroites |
C.rainfall
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comes OUT OF the atmosphere/air
it is the study of what comes OUT OF the air (just like a meteor) |
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The field of science based on the study of the earth and of the universe around it is called_______
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Earth Science
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A scientist's possible explanation of a solution to a problem is called a ____
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hypothesis
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