EESearthquakes 2018

P Waves travel through...

• Solids
• Liquids
• Both

Which term provides the most accurate classification of the geologic structure shown?

• Anticline Fold
• Reverse fault
• Normal fault
• Strike slip fault

What type of force creates a normal fault?

• Compression
• Tension
• Shearing
• Confining

Which set of waves are the P waves?

• A
• B
• C
• They are all P waves

What is the fewest number of seismographic stations that must record the arrival time of P and S waves in order for the epicenter of an earthquake to be located?

• 2
• 3
• 5
• 10

Where do the majority of the Earth's volcanoes and earthquakes occur?

• Around the Atlantic Ocean
• Around the Pacific Ocean
• Around Iceland

The epicenter of an earthquake is

• The point below the surface where rock begins to break and the first motion occurs
• The seismic station closest to the earthquake
• The place where the greatest damage occurs
• The point on the surface directly above the focus

This famous transform fault is located in the western United States creates significant earthquake activity for California

• New Madrid
• Denali Fault
• Ramapo Seismic Zone
• San Andreas

Which seismic wave travels fastest, always being the first detected by seismic stations?

• P waves

• S waves

An instrument that detects and measures earthquakes is a 

• seismogram
• focus seismic map
• focus
• seismograph