5 Written Questions

1. A scale used to measure an earthquake based on the amount of destruction it inflicts
2. An instrument used to measure seismic waves from earthquakes
3. A ridge shaped fold of rock in which it slopes downward
4. The block of rock that lies above an inclined fault
5. The name of the large landmass formed when all the continents were connected

5 Matching Questions

1. Sea Floor Spreading
2. Reverse Fault
3. Elastic-rebound Theory
4. Focus
5. Divergent Boundary

1. a The point where energy release first occurs
2. b The boundary between two plates that are moving apart
3. c Hess's theory that the new seafloor is formed when magma is forced upward toward the surface at a mid-ocean ridge
4. d A break in rock caused by compressive forces, where rock above the fault surface moves upward relative to the rock below the fault surface
5. e Once the elastic limit is passes, rocks may break

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. A scale used to describes the strength of an earthquake
   1. Foot Wall
   2. Richter Scale
   3. Mercalli Scale
   4. Rift Valley
2. The force that pulls objects apart
   1. Syncline
   2. Shearing
   3. Tension
   4. Compression
3. A reverse fault of low angle that the younger rock subducts under the older rock
   1. Transform Fault
   2. Reverse Fault
   3. Normal Fault
   4. Thrust Fault
4. The force that squeezes objects together
   1. Compression
   2. Tension
   3. Focus
   4. Shearing
5. A place where earths crust is being pulled apart
   1. Thrust Fault
   2. Foot Wall
   3. Rift Valley
   4. Richter Scale

5 True/False Questions

1. Alfred Wegener → German meteorologist who proposed the hypothesis of continental drift

   True        False

2. Convergent Boundary → The boundary between two plates that are moving apart

   True        False

3. Harry Hess → A scientist from Princeton University who suggested the theory of sea floor spreading

   True        False

4. Subduction Zones → The area where an oceanic plate subducts, or goes down, into the mantle

   True        False

5. Syncline → A fold of rock in which it slopes upward

   True        False