Regents Earth Science Test Preparation Practice

    Earthquake P Wave And S Wave Travel Time

    Base your answers to questions 1 on the map and table below and on your knowledge of Earth science. The map shows the zones of observed effects reported after a 1944 earthquake that occurred near Massena, New York. The isolines on the map are boundaries between zones of observed effects described in the Modified Mercalli Scale table. Four cities are labeled on the map.

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    Base your answers to questions 2 on the cross section below, which shows the type of seismic waves recorded at various locations after an earthquake has occurred. Point A is a location on Earth’s surface and X is the epicenter of the earthquake.

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    Base your answers to questions 9 on the map below and on your knowledge of Earth science. The map shows the locations of Jamestown, Watertown, and Kingston in New York State.

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    Base your answers to questions 11 on the diagram below and on your knowledge of Earth science. The diagram represents a cut-away view of Earth’s interior and the paths of some of the seismic waves produced by an earthquake that originated below Earth’s surface. Points A, B, and C represent seismic stations on Earth’s surface. Point D represents a location at the boundary between the core and the mantle.

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    Base your answers to questions 12 on the passage and photograph below and on your knowledge of Earth science. The photograph shows the coastal area of Crescent City, California.

    Tsunami Capital

    The tsunami capital of the continental United States is Crescent City, located on the coast in northern California. Since 1933, thirty-one tsunamis have been observed there. Crescent City is vulnerable to tsunamis because of the low elevation of the land and the shape of its shoreline. The wave energy from a tsunami is funneled into a narrow stretch of shoreline. This causes the wave height to grow very tall, fl ooding more land. The largest and most destructive tsunami to hit Crescent City occurred in March 1964, killing eleven people. The epicenter of a very large earthquake, located at 60° N and 147° W, caused this destructive tsunami.

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    Base your answers to questions 14 on the information below and on your knowledge of Earth science.

    Adirondack Earthquake

    On October 7, 1983, a magnitude 5.3 earthquake occurred in New York State’s Adirondack region. The earthquake’s epicenter was at Blue Mountain Lake, which is located approximately 32 miles (50 kilometers) southwest of Mt. Marcy.

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    Base your answers to questions 15 on the modified Mercalli scale of earthquake intensity below, on the map of Japan in image provided, and on your knowledge of Earth science. The modified Mercalli scale classifies earthquake intensity based on observations made during an earthquake. The map indicates the modified Mercalli scale intensity values recorded at several locations in Japan during the March 11, 2011 earthquake, which triggered destructive tsunamis in the Pacific Ocean.

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