The Chihuahuan Desert Over Time
Earth Sciences Post-Test
Circle the letter before your choice of answers, or you may record your
answers on a separate sheet of paper.
1.) Ammonites were related to the
a.) clam
b.) squid
c.) snail
2.) The most common type of volcano found in the El Paso area is the
a) shield cone
b) maar
c) cinder cone
3.) About how old are the Franklin Mountains?
a) 100 million years
b) 1 billion years
c) 50 million years
4.) Which seismic waves arrive first at a seismology station?
a) P waves
b) S waves
c) both arrive at the same time
5.) A California earthquake measured 6 on the Richter scale. How much more
energy was released by this quake compared to one measuring 4 on the same scale?
a) twice as much
b) 10 times as much
c) 100 times as much
6.) The name of the instrument that detects earthquakes is the
a) seismometer
b) seismogram
c) seismograph
7.) The name of the instument that records earthquakes is the
a) seismometer
b) seismograph
c) seismogram
8.) The name of the chart that records seismic waves is the
a) seismometer
b) seismograph
c) seismogram
9.) How many seismology stations are needed to plot the epicenter of an earthquake?
a) one
b) two
c) three or more
10.)The name of the supercontinent that formed when all the land areas of the earth collided is
a) Gondwanaland
b)Pangaea
c) Laurasia
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