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November 2022 1 2 Report
1. Which of the following best described a fault? A. It is the trace in the earth’s surface.
B. It is a spot directly above the focus on the surface of the earth.
C. It is a break or crack in the Earth’s crust causing a natural disaster called earthquake. D. It is a flat surface between two plates where fault slips and significant

2. The natural shaking of the earth due to the release as rocks move along a fault is _________.
A. fault
B. frequency
C. earthquake
D. coverage

3. Which of the following measures an earthquake’s intensity based on the observed effects on people and structures?
A. Richter scale
B. Modified Mercalli scale
C. Centigrade scale
D. The moment magnitude scale

4. Who developed the procedure used to measure the size of an earthquake?
A. Art Smith
B. Edward Sheridan
C. James Hutton
D. Charles Richter

5. How are you going to relate fault movement with earthquakes?
A. Earthquake is an indication of fault movements.
B. Fault movement has nothing to do with earthquake.
C. Movement along fault always results to earthquakes.
D. None of these

6. How movements along fault generate earthquake?
A. If the rocks along fault cannot overcome the energy coming from the inner part of the earth, rocks will slip, and earthquakes are generated. B. If the frictional force that exist between rocks along fault reached its limit or holding capacity, rocks/ ground will snap and eventually causes an earthquake.
C. Earthquakes are generated as long as frictional force holds stuck the rocks together. D. A and B only

7. Which of the following can be triggered by an earthquake?
A. tsunami
B. a landslide
C. intense ground shaking
D. all of these ​

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