Earthquakes

Earthquakes occur from...

• Earths rotation

• Hurricanes

• Built up stress within faults

• Moon phases

Waves produced by faults are called...

• X and Z waves

• Ocean waves

• C and V waves

• S and P waves

Which waves are the fastest?

• S waves

• P waves

• Body waves

• Surface Waves

_____waves cannot travel through liquid

• S

• P

• Surface

• Body

P waves (compression waves) travel by...

• Molecules bumping into each other

• Oscillating in a perpendicular motion

The focus of an earthquake is located...

• Right where the energy is released along a fault

• Directly above where the energy is released by a fault

• At the nearest research center with a seismograph

The epicenter of an earthquake is located...

• Right where the energy is released along a fault

• Directly above at the surface of where the energy is released by a fault

• At the nearest research center with a seismograph

(A) represents which type of waves?

• S waves

• P waves

• Surface waves

(B) represents which type of waves?

• S waves

• P waves

• Surface waves

(C) represents which type of waves?

• S waves

• P waves

• Surface waves