earthquakes

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

• Earthquake
• Epicenter
• Fault
• Plate

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

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

The two names for where an earthquake occurs?

• Epicenter, focus

• Fault , strike-slip

• Hypocenter , hippo center

• Tremor, Tremors 2

P Waves can move through which of the following?

• Gas
• Liquid
• Solid
• All of these

What is the measure of the amount of energy released in an earthquake?

• Earthquake
• Epicenter
• Magnitude
• Seismogram

What is a smaller earthquake that follows a larger earthquake?

• Aftershock
• Liquefaction
• Seismic Gap
• Tsunami

What is a large ocean wave that results from an underwater earthquake, landslide, or volcanic eruption?

• Aftershock
• Liquefaction
• Seismic Gap
• Tsunami

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

The Richter scale measures:

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

Which kind of waves can NOT travel through a liquid?

• P waves
• S waves
• Radio Waves
• X rays