Earthquakes

What is caused by a release of energy that shakes the Earth’s crust?

• Earthquake

• Epicenter

• Fault

• Plate

What is a break in the lithosphere along which movement in an earthquake has first occurred?

• Earthquake
• Epicenter
• Fault
• Focus

Where is the point at which the first movement occurs during an earthquake?

• Epicenter
• Focus
• Fault
• Plate

What is the point on the Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake?

• Epicenter

• Fault

• Hypocenter

• Tremor

Which type of wave is the first to arrive after an earthquake occurs?

• P Wave
• Rayleigh Wave
• S Wave
• Shear Wave

Which seismic wave pushes and pulls rock material as it passes through the Earth?

• Body Waves

• P Waves

• S Waves

• Surface Waves

Which seismic 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

What is another term for P Wave?

• Compression Wave
• Principal Wave
• Shear Wave
• Secondary Wave

P Waves can move through which of the following?

• Gas
• Liquid
• Solid
• All of these

S Waves can move through which of the following?

• Gas
• Liquid
• Solid
• All of these