Earthquakes Notes w/ videos

Earthquakes Notes

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Multiple Choice

An earthquake is the vibration of earth cause by the

• slow release of stored energy

• rapid release of stored energy

• release of magma from magma chambers

Multiple Choice

The location of the earthquake underground is the

• focus

• epicenter

• fault

Multiple Choice

The spot directly above the focus of an earthquake.

• focus

• epicenter

• fault

Multiple Choice

Fractures in the earth caused by earthquakes are

• focus

• epicenter

• fault

These waves are the most damaging to the earth's crust and buildings and roads, etc.

Video Response

click here for a video about the types of seismic waves

https://www.britannica.com/video/181934/rock-vibrations-Earth-earthquake-waves-P-surface

Open Video Recorder

Multiple Choice

The first waves to arrive at a certain location after an earthquake are the compressional (push/pull)

• P waves

• S waves

• Surface waves

Multiple Choice

The third and last waves to arrive at a certain location after an earthquake are the most damaging, rolling

• P waves

• S waves

• Surface waves

Multiple Choice

The second waves to arrive at a certain location after an earthquake are the up and down

• P waves

• S waves

• Surface waves

Multiple Choice

The _____________ can travel through liquids and solids, but the ____________ can only travel through solids.

• P waves, S waves

• S waves, P waves

• surface waves, P waves

Here are the largest 5 earthquakes as of 3.6.21

Open Ended

How many seismograms are necessary to locate the position that an earthquake occurred?

Multiple Select

Check all the correct answers. Destruction of an earthquake can be in the form of

• landslides

• buildings crumbling

• subsidence (sinkholes)

• avalanches

• tsunamis

Multiple Choice

A tsunami is caused by

• the tides

• a weather event

• an underwater earthquake or landslide

​On the next slide you'll watch a video that describes how information from the propagation of seismic waves is used to deduce the structure of the Earth. Think about what P waves and S waves are able to travel through.

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