1.Water can cause chemical weathering by which process?
Hydrolysis
Organic acids
Oxidation
Ice wedging
3.ANALOGY -- Instrument: ____________as results: ________________.
seismogram; seismogram
seismograph; seismogram
seismograph; seismograph
seismogram; seismograph
5..
Which amusement park ride would have almost the same motion as a Rayleigh wave?
Tilt-a-whirl
Merry-go-round
Roller coaster
Ferris wheel
6.How is intensity VII described on the modified Mercalli scale?
It causes total destruction.
It causes few structures to remain standing.
It causes damage to ordinary buildings.
Very few people feel it.
7.Seismologists use computer triangulation software to determine the location of an earthquake’s epicenters.
True
False
9.
When joints are formed parallel to a rock’s surface, what is likely to occur?
Abrasion
Exfoliation
Chemical weathering
Ice wedging
10..
All of the following involve reshaping farmland to conserve soil EXCEPT______________.
crop rotation
contour plowing
terraces
contour/strip cropping
11.Why is the main island of Hawaii still volcanically active?
It remains above the hot spot.
It is still above the plate boundary.
It has moved away from the hot spot.
It moved away from the plate boundary.
