chapter 12 earthquake vocab QUIZ

What are the two types of earthquake waves?

• P and S waves

• Surface and Underground waves

• Fast and Slow waves

• tsunami waves

The place where an earthquake originates inside the Earth's surface is called...

• Epicenter
• Hypocenter (focus)
• Underground
• Crust

The place where the earthquake is felt on the Earth's surface is called...

• Epicenter
• Hypocenter (focus)
• Surface
• Crust

What is the instrument used to measure earthquakes?

• Seismograph

• Seisologist

• Richter Scale

• seismogram

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

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

What is another term for P Wave?

• Compression Wave
• Principal Wave
• Shear Wave
• Secondary Wave

What is the measure of the strength or amount of energy released in an earthquake?

• Intensity

• Focus

• Magnitude

• Seismogram

A written record of earthquake motion is called a ___________________.

• seismograph
• seismogram
• seismologist
• seismometer

Tsunamis are caused by

• underwater disturbances such as earthquakes, landslides, and volcanoes.

• wind and the gravitational pull of the moon.

An area along a fault where relatively few earthquakes occurred recently but where strong earthquakes have occurred in the past.

• gap hypothesis
• seismic gap
• seismology
• rift zone