PHSC 210 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST EDITION GRADED A+
The 1906 San Francisco earthquake was 8.25 on the Richter scale. The Owens Valley earthquake of
1872 was
Smaller than the San Francisco earthquake.
Dr. Austin's estimation of the elevation change from Mt. Whitney to Death Valley was incorrect. The
correct amount is
Approximately 15,000 feet
Which of the following is true of oceanic crust?
It makes up 71% of the earth's crust.
The chance that you might experience a natural disaster like an earthquake firsthand is about
_________.
10%
All of the following are part of a seismometer except:
An electrical supply
All seismic waves cause vertical movement except:
NOT Rayleigh waves
The "S" in S-waves stands for:
Secondary or Shear
The Rayleigh wave motion is most like:
An ocean wave
The Richter Scale measures
magnitude.
An earthquake's magnitude is
dimensionless.
The amount of energy released by the Mt. St. Helen's eruption
was less than the amount of solar energy reaching the earth in 1 day.
The Mercalli Scale measures the intensity
of earthquakes using a scale of Roman numerals.
The Pacific "Ring of Fire" is
, a circle around the earth where the earthquakes occur.
The Pacific plate relative to Alaska is
undergoing subduction creating an ocean trench and a mountain range.
The Wrangell Mountains are in
Alaska
According to Dr. Austin, what day of creation week was the earth completely covered by water?
Day 2
What day of creation week does the greatest tectonic event in the history of the earth take place with
the gathering of oceans and the emergence of continents?
Day 3
The second time the earth was completely covered by water was during which year of Noah's life?
The 600th year
What phenomenon caused Noah's flood?
Seafloor upheaval associated with major earthquakes.
The fault running north-south through Israel is similar to the transform fault in
California
The last of the Bible's 7 greatest earthquakes is
The crucifixion earthquake in 33 A.D.
The Grand Canyon provides evidence of tectonic events
during creation week and during the global flood of Noah.
How many scripture references appear in Dr. Austin's peer-reviewed article on Amo's earthquake in
International Geology Review?
75
Why is Dr. Austin studying Dead Sea mud deposits?
Certain layers of mud are disturbed supporting the biblical record of earthquakes.
What is Dr. Austin's estimation of the magnitude and epicenter of the Crucifixion Earthquake?
5.0 with an epicenter near Jerusalem.
What do Dr. Austin's plots of modern earthquakes suggest?
Earthquakes are declining in a cyclical pattern.
The 1906 San Francisco earthquake was 8.25 on the Richter scale. The Owens Valley earthquake of
1872 was
Smaller than the San Francisco earthquake.
Dr. Austin's estimation of the elevation change from Mt. Whitney to Death Valley was incorrect. The
correct amount is
Approximately 15,000 feet
Which of the following is true of oceanic crust?
It makes up 71% of the earth's crust.
The chance that you might experience a natural disaster like an earthquake firsthand is about
_________.
10%
All of the following are part of a seismometer except:
An electrical supply
All seismic waves cause vertical movement except:
NOT Rayleigh waves
The "S" in S-waves stands for:
Secondary or Shear
The Rayleigh wave motion is most like:
An ocean wave
The Richter Scale measures
magnitude.
An earthquake's magnitude is
dimensionless.
The amount of energy released by the Mt. St. Helen's eruption
was less than the amount of solar energy reaching the earth in 1 day.
The Mercalli Scale measures the intensity
of earthquakes using a scale of Roman numerals.
The Pacific "Ring of Fire" is
, a circle around the earth where the earthquakes occur.
The Pacific plate relative to Alaska is
undergoing subduction creating an ocean trench and a mountain range.
The Wrangell Mountains are in
Alaska
According to Dr. Austin, what day of creation week was the earth completely covered by water?
Day 2
What day of creation week does the greatest tectonic event in the history of the earth take place with
the gathering of oceans and the emergence of continents?
Day 3
The second time the earth was completely covered by water was during which year of Noah's life?
The 600th year
What phenomenon caused Noah's flood?
Seafloor upheaval associated with major earthquakes.
The fault running north-south through Israel is similar to the transform fault in
California
The last of the Bible's 7 greatest earthquakes is
The crucifixion earthquake in 33 A.D.
The Grand Canyon provides evidence of tectonic events
during creation week and during the global flood of Noah.
How many scripture references appear in Dr. Austin's peer-reviewed article on Amo's earthquake in
International Geology Review?
75
Why is Dr. Austin studying Dead Sea mud deposits?
Certain layers of mud are disturbed supporting the biblical record of earthquakes.
What is Dr. Austin's estimation of the magnitude and epicenter of the Crucifixion Earthquake?
5.0 with an epicenter near Jerusalem.
What do Dr. Austin's plots of modern earthquakes suggest?
Earthquakes are declining in a cyclical pattern.
