6B chapter 13 open book exam 2/15/201

Define the following key words  (80%)

1. Alfred Wegener    2. Charles R. Richter        3. Giuseppe Mercalli       4. magma   5. rift zone

6. subduction     7. fault                  8. seismologist                  9. epicenter        10. reverse fault               11. mid-ocean ridge        12. strike-slip fault           13. P wave (in earthquake) 14. earthquake       

15. Richter Scale 16. modified Mercalli Scale         17. lithosphere

18. aftershocks      19. transform fault          20. Pangaea       

Answer the Multiple Choice Questions on P. 439-440  (20%)