Geology and Earthquakes
Authored by Matthew Drucker
Other Sciences
9th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
What is a break in the lithosphere along which movement in an earthquake has first occurred?
Earthquake
Epicenter
Fault
Focus
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Where is the point on the Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake?
Epicenter
Fault
Hypocenter
Tremor
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which type of wave is the first to arrive after an earthquake occurs?
P Wave
Rayleigh Wave
S Wave
Shear Wave
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which body wave squeezes and stretches rock materials as they pass through the Earth?
Body Waves
P Waves
S Waves
Surface Waves
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which body waves cause particles of rock material to move at right angles to the direction in which the waves are traveling?
Body Waves
P Waves
S Waves
Surface Waves
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is another term for P Wave?
Compression Wave
Principal Wave
Shear Wave
Secondary Wave
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is an instrument that detects and records waves produced by earthquakes? (This piece of equipment can measure the magnitude of an earthquake.)
Epicenter
Fault
Seismogram
Seismograph
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