Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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The plate margin
area with the smallest magnitude earthquakes is the a. | San Andreas fault. | c. | Mid Atlantic ridge. | b. | Peru-Chile trench. | d. | Himalayan convergence zone. | | | | |
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A Hymalayan- or
Alpine-type plate boundary would be a. | divergent, with continental crust on both
sides. | c. | convergent, with continental crust against oceanic
crust. | b. | transform, with continental
crust on at least one side. | d. | convergent, with continental
crust on both sides. | | | | |
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The spot where the
rocks break is called a. | epicenter. | c. | crust. | b. | focus. | d. | volcano. | | | | |
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The most
earthquakes happen along a. | the edge of the continental and oceanic
plate. | b. | the
equator. | c. | faults. | d. | a and c | | |
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Choose the
incorrect statement: a. | Earthquakes may happen along
faults. | c. | There is no energy transmission during
earthquakes. | b. | Earthquakes happen because of crust
movements. | d. | Some earthquakes happen along the edges of the
plates. | | | | |
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