Volcanoes and Earthquakes Final Exam PDF

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Volcanoes and Earthquakes - Final Exam Questions 1 to 100 are worth two points each (200 points t ANSWER KEY 1

The San Andreas transform system: A) Has been a feature of the plate boundary at the weste B) Started to develop about 25 million years ago when th progressively increased in length. C) Developed about 25 million years ago when a small con D) Developed about 5 million years ago when the Yellowst

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At the "big bend" in the San Andreas fault (to the east A) Transpression, and therefore a component of normal B) Transpression, and therefore a component of thrust C) Ttranstension, and therefore a component of normal D) Ttranstension, and therefore a component of thrust

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This California earthquake caused more fatalities than any A) 1906 San Francisco B) 1975 Oroville C) 1989 Lom

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This California earthquake is significant because it trigg A) 1906 San Francisco B) 1975 Oroville C) 1989 Lom

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The 1994 Northridge earthquake occurred on a: A) Blind right-lateral strike-slip fault. B) Right-lateral strike-slip fault that broke the surfac C) Blind thrust fault. D) Thrust fault that broke the surface and caused surfac

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There were many more deaths and much greater damage in the This was because: A) The Kobe earthquake was much larger in magnitude. B) The two earthquakes were of similar magnitude, but th caused less ground motion at the surface. C) The two earthquakes were of similar magnitude, but th Kobe, whereas the greatest ground motion was focused D) The two earthquakes were of similar magnitude, but th

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A hotspot track (a line of extinct volcanoes) is formed by B) False A) True

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The Iceland plume is beneath the _______ plate(s). A) Eurasian B) North American C) South American E) Eurasian and Sout D) Eurasian and North American

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The continuing eruption of Kilauea volcano is from the: B) East Rift Zone A) Caldera C) Northeast Rift Zone

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