Earthquakes

Front

What type of fault has blocks of rock that move sideways on either side of the fault plane?

Back

Strike-slip fault.

Front

What is a water wave caused by an earthquake called?

Back

Tsunami.

Front

What type of faults are associated with transform boundaries?

Back

Strike-slip faults.

Front

What type of stress pulls on the crust and causes it to become thinner in the middle?

Back

Tension.

Front

What instrument records and measures an earthquake's seismic waves?

Back

Seismograph.

Front

What is the term for the shaking of the Earth's surface caused by a sudden release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere?

Back

Earthquake.

Front

What are seismic waves that travel through the Earth called?

Back

Seismic waves.

Front

What is the point on the Earth's surface directly above where an earthquake originates?

Back

Epicenter.

Front

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

Back

Richter scale.

Front

What type of fault occurs when the crust is compressed and one block of rock is pushed up over another?

Back

Reverse fault.