8th grade - BJU Earth Science Earthquakes ch 6

What is directly above the focus?  

• Epicenter
• Fault
• Seismograph Station

Which seismic wave does a seismograph detect first?  

• P Wave
• S Wave
• Surface Wave

Which city is closest to the epicenter?  

• A
• B
• C

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

• Earthquake
• Epicenter
• Fault
• Plate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which of the following is NOT a cause of an earthquake?

• Collapse of Cavern
• Eruption of Volcano
• Lightning Strikes
• Moving Tectonic Plates

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is a break in the lithosphere along which movement in an earthquake has first occurred?

• Earthquake
• Epicenter
• Fault
• Focus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Where is the point at which the first movement occurs during an earthquake?

• Epicenter
• Focus
• Fault
• Plate

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

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

P Waves can move through which of the following?

• Liquid
• Solid
• All of these
• the core of the earth

S Waves can move through which of the following?

• Gas
• Liquid
• Solid
• All of these

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2