Earthquakes Review 2023

Multiple Choice

What is the violent shaking of Earth's crust as built-up energy is released.

• earthquake

• epicenter

• fault

• focus

Multiple Choice

Where do many earthquakes and volcanoes occur along the Pacific Ocean?

• along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

• along the Nazca Plate

• along the Ring of Fire

• near India

Multiple Choice

Earthquakes occur along these.

• bedrock

• sandstone piles

• plate/fault boundaries

• equatorial lines

Multiple Choice

What do you call the crack in Earth's surface along which movement takes place?

• earthquake

• epicenter

• fault

• focus

Multiple Choice

What type of earthquake fault is this?

• strike slip

• reverse

• normal

Multiple Choice

What type of earthquake fault is this?

• strike slip

• reverse

• normal

Multiple Choice

What type of earthquake fault is this?

• strike slip

• reverse

• normal

Multiple Choice

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

• earthquake

• epicenter

• fault

• focus

Multiple Choice

Name the point underground (red dot) where the faulting in an earthquake occurs.

• earthquake

• epicenter

• fault

• focus

Multiple Choice

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

• earthquake

• epicenter

• fault

• focus

Multiple Choice

Tidal waves caused by eartquakes occurring on the ocean floor are called what?

• water quakes

• tsunamis

• break waves

• no such waves exist

Multiple Choice

What do you call waves of energy sent through Earth's crust when parts of the crust move suddenly?

• thermal waves

• energy waves

• seismic waves

•  magma

Multiple Choice

True or False: S waves cannot travel through liquids.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which wave moves in a side to side motion?

• P waves

• S waves

• Surface waves

Multiple Choice

Which wave moves in an up and down

motion (like a sideways letter S)?

• P waves

• S waves

• Surface waves

Multiple Choice

Which type of seismic wave can travel through both solids and liquids?

• P waves

• S waves

• Surface waves

Multiple Choice

True or False: S waves travel faster than P waves.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which earthquake wave (which combines both the p and s wave motions) is the most destructive?

• P waves

• S waves

• surface waves

• tsunami waves

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the instrument used to measure the waves of an earthquake?

• Richter Scale

• Octograph

• Seismograph

• Fault detecor

Match

Match the following

• Measures earthquake damage

• Measures earthquake strength/magnitude

• Measures earthquake intensity/energy released

Moment Scale

Richter Scale

Mercalli Scale

• Moment Scale

• Richter Scale

• Mercalli Scale

Multiple Choice

Which seismic station was closest to the epicenter?

• A

• B

• C

Multiple Choice

Which seismic wave is shown

at letter A (comes out first)?

• S Wave

• P Wave

• Surface Wave

Multiple Choice

Which seismic wave is shown

at letter B (comes out second )?

• S Wave

• P Wave

• Surface Wave

Multiple Choice

What is the minimum number of seismograph stations needed to locate an earthquake epicenter?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 5

Multiple Choice

Where is the epicenter based

on the data in this picture?

• At point A

• At point B

• At point C

Multiple Choice

True or False: The lower the number on the earthquake scale, the greater the damage caused by an earthquake.

• True

• False