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Lesson 2 - Self-Assessment Test
Multiple Choice
Circle the correct answer(s):
1. The basis for the theory of continental
drift is:
a) plate tectonics
b) pressure building up within the
earth's crust
c) the earth's land area once was a
single mass
d) divergent rifts between continental
land masses
e) shear borders existing between
continental plates
2. A rope snapped like a whip is an
example of:
a) P wave
b) L wave
c) S wave
d) plate tectonics
e) the amplitude pattern of an
earthquake as shown on the Richter
scale
3. The two separate shocks produced by
an earthquake are:
a) caused by the different rates of
travel between the P and S waves
b) called the destructive shock and the
aftershock
c) the primary cause of the high death
rate associated with severe
earthquakes
d) an indication of the location of its
focus
e) an indication of its severity
4. Intensity is a measure of:
a) human experience during an
earthquake as measured on the
Richter scale
b) energy released during an
earthquake as measured on the
Mercalli scale
c) human experience during an
earthquake as measured on the
Mercalli scale
d) energy released during an
earthquake as measured on the
Richter scale
e) none of the above
5. The majority of lives lost in an
earthquake are caused by:
a) floods
b) landslides
c) fire
d) disease
e) building collapse
6. During an earthquake the walls of
buildings without lateral bracing:
a) create a whiplash effect
b) fall outward
c) fall inward
d) remain standing
e) vibrate in an S curve
7. A house most vulnerable to an
earthquake would typically be:
a) built of flimsy wood materials
b) built of heavy materials without
frame reinforcement
c) built of heavy materials without a
solid foundation
d) built with a weak roof and weak
walls
e) built of concrete or mud