Earthquakes

Where 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 body waves cause particles of rock material to move at right angles (side to side) to the direction in which the waves are traveling?

• Body Waves
• P Waves
• S Waves
• Surface Waves

Which body wave squeezes and stretches (push and pull) rock materials as they pass through the Earth?

• Body Waves
• P Waves
• S Waves
• Surface Waves

P Waves can move through which of the following?

• Gas
• Liquid
• Solid
• All of these

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

S Waves can only move through which of the following?

• Gasses

• Liquids

• Solids

• Water

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

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2