Natural Disasters: Final Exam Q & As
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Where two plates move toward each other - Correct
Answers ✅Convergent Boundaries
Where two plates move away from each other, Formation of
new ocean crust. - Correct Answers ✅Divergent
Boundaries
Where two plates slide across each other. - Correct Answers
✅Transform Boundaries
"Primary waves" first to reach info centers, can pass through
solids such as rocks, liquids, or gasses (slinky example) -
Correct Answers ✅P waves
"secondary waves" arrive second at seismic stations, travel
like a snake, can only pass through solids - Correct Answers
✅S waves
sideways motion of land surface - Correct Answers ✅Love
waves
Circular, moving similar to that of ocean waves. - Correct
Answers ✅Rayleigh waves
an applied force and its direction - Correct Answers
✅Stress
, Natural Disasters: Final Exam Q & As
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a change in shape in response to an applied force (stress) -
Correct Answers ✅Strain
site of first motion along a fault - Correct Answers ✅Focus
point on the center directly above the focus - Correct
Answers ✅epicenter
Based on inertia, an isolated weight will remain stationary
even when the ground around it moves. - Correct Answers
✅Seismometers
time between P and S waves - Correct Answers ✅Distance
to epicenter
determined by at least a minimum of 3 seismic stations (GPS
example) - Correct Answers ✅Position of epicenter
the release of energy built up over a long period of time by
elastic deformation. - Correct Answers ✅Elastic rebound
theory
mass of rock or earth moving along inclined planar surface -
Correct Answers ✅Landslides
(Verified Answers) 2026 Update
Where two plates move toward each other - Correct
Answers ✅Convergent Boundaries
Where two plates move away from each other, Formation of
new ocean crust. - Correct Answers ✅Divergent
Boundaries
Where two plates slide across each other. - Correct Answers
✅Transform Boundaries
"Primary waves" first to reach info centers, can pass through
solids such as rocks, liquids, or gasses (slinky example) -
Correct Answers ✅P waves
"secondary waves" arrive second at seismic stations, travel
like a snake, can only pass through solids - Correct Answers
✅S waves
sideways motion of land surface - Correct Answers ✅Love
waves
Circular, moving similar to that of ocean waves. - Correct
Answers ✅Rayleigh waves
an applied force and its direction - Correct Answers
✅Stress
, Natural Disasters: Final Exam Q & As
(Verified Answers) 2026 Update
a change in shape in response to an applied force (stress) -
Correct Answers ✅Strain
site of first motion along a fault - Correct Answers ✅Focus
point on the center directly above the focus - Correct
Answers ✅epicenter
Based on inertia, an isolated weight will remain stationary
even when the ground around it moves. - Correct Answers
✅Seismometers
time between P and S waves - Correct Answers ✅Distance
to epicenter
determined by at least a minimum of 3 seismic stations (GPS
example) - Correct Answers ✅Position of epicenter
the release of energy built up over a long period of time by
elastic deformation. - Correct Answers ✅Elastic rebound
theory
mass of rock or earth moving along inclined planar surface -
Correct Answers ✅Landslides
