Unit A section C

What wave causes the most damage?

• P

• S

• Surface

• waves don't cause damage

What is the Richter Scale used for

• measuring volcanoes

• measuring earthquakes

• measuring the wind

• measuring ocean depth

Who invented the Richter Scale

• Charles F Richter

• John Earthquake

• Dr Bacena

• Karen McNally

What do seismologists study?

• wind

• rain

• earthquakes

• volcanoes

What is the science that deals with forces like weather, tides, and earthquakes called?

• seismology

• richter scale

• geophysics

• motion

If a volcano doesn't happen at a plate boundary, what needs to be in the middle of a plate for the volcano to occur?

• hot spot

• geophysics

• seismologist

• a mountain

which wave is fast and compresses the earths crust

• P wave

• S wave

• Surface wave

• M wave

Which wave is slow and deep underground

• P wave

• Surface Wave

• S Wave

• M wave