ERSC 1P01 Exam Review Question and
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When an earthquake occurs, the place on land that is immediately above the
point of initial failure is known as - correct answer ✔Hypocentre
a steeply inclined fault with an angle of less than 30 degrees to horizontal and
in which the hanging wall has moved upwards relative to the footwall wall is
termed a - correct answer ✔thrust fault
Regarding seismic waves, those BODY waves where particles of material
move in line with the direction of travel are called - correct answer ✔P-
Waves
Place the following waves in their correct order of speed, beginning with the
fastest - correct answer ✔P-Waves, S-Waves, Surface waves
A geologist who specifically studies earthquakes is called a - correct answer
✔Seismologist
Regarding earthquakes, which one of the following is TRUE? - correct
answer ✔The margins of the Pacific Ocean are most seismically active
a fault that does not intersect the surface is said to be a - correct answer
✔blind fault
The Wadati-Benioff zone reflects - correct answer ✔earthquakes along the
inclined plane of a subducting plate
, A continental transform fault earthquake could occur in which major city/region
- correct answer ✔San Francisco (USA)
Which one of the following statements is TRUE? - correct answer ✔A
receding sea may signal the imminent arrival of a tsunami
The P-Wave shadow zone on the earth occurs because - correct answer
✔the outer core refracts the P-wave towards it
The solid inner core of the Earth was discovered by the reflection of - correct
answer ✔P-waves
Which one of the following is TRUE? - correct answer ✔Seismic stratigraphy,
as used in the oil industry, utilizes natural earthquakes to image the fine
structure of strata beneath the surface
Joints in rocks are a response to - correct answer ✔tensional stress in brittle
rocks
In the field, the angle and direction of a tilted bedding plane are described by
measuring the - correct answer ✔dip and strike
Striations along a fault caused by friction during sliding are called - correct
answer ✔glide paths
A fold in strata in which the centre of the fold is older than the limbs of the fold
is known as a(n) - correct answer ✔syncline
Brock University is on - correct answer ✔the North American Cordillera
answers verified to pass
When an earthquake occurs, the place on land that is immediately above the
point of initial failure is known as - correct answer ✔Hypocentre
a steeply inclined fault with an angle of less than 30 degrees to horizontal and
in which the hanging wall has moved upwards relative to the footwall wall is
termed a - correct answer ✔thrust fault
Regarding seismic waves, those BODY waves where particles of material
move in line with the direction of travel are called - correct answer ✔P-
Waves
Place the following waves in their correct order of speed, beginning with the
fastest - correct answer ✔P-Waves, S-Waves, Surface waves
A geologist who specifically studies earthquakes is called a - correct answer
✔Seismologist
Regarding earthquakes, which one of the following is TRUE? - correct
answer ✔The margins of the Pacific Ocean are most seismically active
a fault that does not intersect the surface is said to be a - correct answer
✔blind fault
The Wadati-Benioff zone reflects - correct answer ✔earthquakes along the
inclined plane of a subducting plate
, A continental transform fault earthquake could occur in which major city/region
- correct answer ✔San Francisco (USA)
Which one of the following statements is TRUE? - correct answer ✔A
receding sea may signal the imminent arrival of a tsunami
The P-Wave shadow zone on the earth occurs because - correct answer
✔the outer core refracts the P-wave towards it
The solid inner core of the Earth was discovered by the reflection of - correct
answer ✔P-waves
Which one of the following is TRUE? - correct answer ✔Seismic stratigraphy,
as used in the oil industry, utilizes natural earthquakes to image the fine
structure of strata beneath the surface
Joints in rocks are a response to - correct answer ✔tensional stress in brittle
rocks
In the field, the angle and direction of a tilted bedding plane are described by
measuring the - correct answer ✔dip and strike
Striations along a fault caused by friction during sliding are called - correct
answer ✔glide paths
A fold in strata in which the centre of the fold is older than the limbs of the fold
is known as a(n) - correct answer ✔syncline
Brock University is on - correct answer ✔the North American Cordillera
