Earthquake Vocabulary

Front

What is the record made by a seismograph called?

Back

seismogram

Front

What is the study of earthquakes?

Back

seismology

Front

What is a primary earthquake wave that travels through the body of the earth?

Back

P-wave

Front

What is an earthquake wave that follows the main shock of an earthquake?

Back

aftershock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Front

A zone of intense earthquake and volcanic activity encircles the _________ Ocean.

Back

Pacific

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Front

What is the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake?

Back

epicenter

Front

What type of wave travels slower than P-waves and can only move through solids?

Back

S-wave

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Front

What is the term for the shaking of the Earth's surface caused by an earthquake?

Back

ground shaking

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Front

What is the scale used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake?

Back

Richter scale

Front

What is the term for the area where two tectonic plates meet?

Back

fault line