Chapter 8 Earthquakes Freeman
Environmental Geology Lab Book (2nd
Ed.) Exam With 100% Correct Answers
Q8.1 Judging from the seismogram in figure 8.4, which wave appears to be the most damaging?
- correct answers ✔✔Surface waves.
Q8.3 Determine the distance to an earthquake at a station that recieves P and S waves 5.0
minutes apart. - correct answers ✔✔NOT approximately 1,400 kilometers
NOT approximately 2,800 kilometers
Q8.4 At this point, from the information in figure 8.6A, how specific can you be as concerns the
location of that earthquake? - correct answers ✔✔The earthquake is somewhere on the circle
around Seattle.
Q8.5 At this point, from the information in figure 8.6B, how specific can you now be as concerns
the location of that earthquake? - correct answers ✔✔The earthquake is at one of the two
points where the circles around Seattle and Berkeley intersect.
Q.8.6 At this point, from the information in figure 8.6C, how specific can you now be as
concerns the location of that earthquake? - correct answers ✔✔The earthquake is at the point
where the three circles intersect.
Q8.7 The effect of value III in table 8.1 is 'Felt indoors'. Why specify indoors? Why should
eyewitness accounts indoors differ from eyewitness accounts outdoors? - correct answers
✔✔People are at rest inside. Dishes, books, lamps, mirrors, chandeliers that are indoors are
sensitive to motion.
Environmental Geology Lab Book (2nd
Ed.) Exam With 100% Correct Answers
Q8.1 Judging from the seismogram in figure 8.4, which wave appears to be the most damaging?
- correct answers ✔✔Surface waves.
Q8.3 Determine the distance to an earthquake at a station that recieves P and S waves 5.0
minutes apart. - correct answers ✔✔NOT approximately 1,400 kilometers
NOT approximately 2,800 kilometers
Q8.4 At this point, from the information in figure 8.6A, how specific can you be as concerns the
location of that earthquake? - correct answers ✔✔The earthquake is somewhere on the circle
around Seattle.
Q8.5 At this point, from the information in figure 8.6B, how specific can you now be as concerns
the location of that earthquake? - correct answers ✔✔The earthquake is at one of the two
points where the circles around Seattle and Berkeley intersect.
Q.8.6 At this point, from the information in figure 8.6C, how specific can you now be as
concerns the location of that earthquake? - correct answers ✔✔The earthquake is at the point
where the three circles intersect.
Q8.7 The effect of value III in table 8.1 is 'Felt indoors'. Why specify indoors? Why should
eyewitness accounts indoors differ from eyewitness accounts outdoors? - correct answers
✔✔People are at rest inside. Dishes, books, lamps, mirrors, chandeliers that are indoors are
sensitive to motion.
