Earthquakes and Tsunamis

What is a force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume?

• Stress

• Folding

• Faulting

• Liquifaction

The point on Earth's surface directly above where an earthquake starts in the ground.

• Magnitude

• Fault

• Focus

• Epicenter

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which type of seismic waves arrive first?

• L wave

• r wave

• s wave

• p wave

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Seismic waves that move rocks up and down and side to side are:

• P waves

• Tsunamis

• T waves

• S waves

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Which stress is associated with Normal Faults?

• shear

• tension

• compression

• strike-slip

A massive ocean wave caused by an earthquake

• P wave

• S wave

• Tsunami

• L wave

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The stress force that causes rocks to squeeze together and can cause folding of rocks to make mountains

• compression

• shearing

• tension

• convection

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The type of stress that causes rocks to rub against each other while moving in opposite directions

• compression

• shearing

• tension

• convection

The type of stress force that can stretch rocks so that they become thinner in the middle

• compression

• shearing

• tension

• convection

Which type of seismic wave reach the epicenter first?

• Surface

• Ocean

• P waves

• S waves