Earth Quakes!

The focus of an earthquake is...

• above ground
• along the edge of the ocean
• next to the nearest mountain range
• below ground

What is a fault?

• A crack in a plate.
• Where two plates move toward each other.
• hole In ground

Many earthquakes happen along the borders of...

• Countries
• Tectonic Plates
• Climate Zones
• None of the above.

This area is responsible for 90% of all earthquakes in  the world and contains numerous faults:

• Indian Ocean
• English Canal
• The Ring of Fire
• Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Which wave can travel through solids, liquids, and gases?

• P
• S
• Surface
• Seismic

What type of fault is this?

• Normal
• Reverse
• Strike-slip

What type of fault is this?

• Normal
• Reverse
• Strike-slip

P waves and S waves are both types of ___ waves.

• Body
• Surface
• Hand

The most destructive type of wave is a 

• P-wave
• S-wave
• Surface wave
• transverse wave

The Richter scale measures:

• the amount of radon gas released
• the movement of plates
• the strength of an earthquake
• the weight of tectonic plates