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Module 11 Questions for drrr

The document contains a series of multiple-choice questions related to earthquakes, their effects, and safety measures. It covers topics such as ground surface changes, secondary effects, plate boundaries, and structural engineering. The questions aim to assess knowledge on earthquake-related phenomena and risk reduction strategies.

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Module 11 Questions for drrr

The document contains a series of multiple-choice questions related to earthquakes, their effects, and safety measures. It covers topics such as ground surface changes, secondary effects, plate boundaries, and structural engineering. The questions aim to assess knowledge on earthquake-related phenomena and risk reduction strategies.

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Kyle Andrew Bisera
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Write the letter of the best answer on a separate sheet of paper.

1. What do you call the ground surface that sinks or settles dueearthquake?

A. ground shaking

B. liquefaction

C. rupture

D. submerging

2. Which of the following is not a secondary effect of an earthquake?

A. fire

B. landslide

C. surface rupture

D. tsunami

3. Along what type of of plate boundaries de earthquakes occur?

A. convergent plate boundaries

B. divergent plate boundaries.

C. submergent plate

D. transform-fault boundaries

4. It refers to large ocean waves caused by violent movement in the ocean floor.

A. landslide

B. liquefaction

C. subsidence

D. tsunami

5. If you were to buy a house, where would you prefer to build it?

A. brick building in an underlain artificial till

B. A brick building in area beneath granite

C. A brick structure in underlain by sand and silt sediments


D. All the choices above are equally good locations.

6. Many divergent plate boundaries coincide with

A. edges of the continents

B. mid-ocean ridge

C. transform faults

D. volcano

7. During large earthquakes, which is responsible for the greatest number of fatalities?

A. fires

B. large objects (buildings) fall on people

C. people buried alive

D. sanitary fails.

8. Earth's external heat engine is driven by what source of energy?

A. coal

B. natural gas

C. petroleum

D. Sun

9. Massive soil erosion from a hill or mountain is called?

A. landalide

B. liquefaction

C. subsidence

D. tsunami

10. Which can help reduce the risk of an earthquake?

A. effective earthquake instrumentation

B. building resistant structures.

C. hazard maps
D. all of the above

11. The lithosphere is the portion of Earth where rocks behave as _____________.

A. Brittle Solids

B. Fluid

C. Plastic Solids

D. Soft Rocks

12. A transform plate boundaries ____________________.

A. Two plates sleep past horizontally each other

B. two plates move in opposite directions away from each other

C. two plates move in opposite direction towards each other

D. two plates are subducted beneath each other

13. At liquefaction is caused by_____________________.

A. movement of tectonic plates

B. motion along earth's fault

C. shifting of bedrocks

D. decreasing density or compactness of soil

14. Choosing the right material and design in building your house is an example of
___________________.

A. earthquake instrumentation

B. hazard mapping

C. structural engineering

D. none of the above

15. which of the following is not a secondary hazard caused by an earthquake?

A. landslide

B. liquefaction

C. loss of lives
D. tsunami

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