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Earth Science Section 12.1 Homework: How and Where Earthquakes Happen: Due Wed., 1/18/12
Read Sections 12.1, pages 295-300. Answer the questions that follow.
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Last Name, First Name
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Period (Do not put nd, rd, or th after the number.)
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The location of an earthquake below the surface is known as
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the epicenter
the focus
the earthquake center
the seismocenter
Summarize the elastic rebound theory and how my demonstration with the "earthquake machine" in class demonstrates elastic rebound theory.
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What types of seismic waves are most damaging to buildings on the surface?
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Primary Waves
Secondary Waves
Surface Waves
Ocean Waves
How are surface seismic waves (Love and Rayleigh Waves) different from body seismic waves (Primary and Secondary Waves)?
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The deepest focus earthquakes can be found at which type of plate boundary?
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subduction boundaries
strike slip boundaries
divergent boundaries
transform boundaries
True or False. It is impossible to have earthquakes occurring in areas away from plate boundaries.
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True
False
Which type of seismic waves travel the fastest?
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Primary waves
Secondary waves
Love waves
Rayleigh waves
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