Earthquakes Practice Quiz

What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

• Core
• Mantle
• Crust

Earthquakes can occur at

• Convergent boundaries

• Transform boundaries

• Divergent boundaries

• Friction boundaries

What are the two types of earthquake waves?

• P and S waves
• Surface and Underground waves
• Fast and Slow waves

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

• Epicenter

• Focus

• Underground

• Crust

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

• Epicenter

• Focus

• Surface

• Crust

What is the instrument used to measure earthquakes?

• Seismograph
• Seisologist
• Scale

The huge pieces of the earth's crust are called ____________________________. 

• crust
• plates
• directions
• seismos

The epicenter of an earthquake is

• The point below the surface where rock begins to break and the first motion occurs
• The seismic station closest to the earthquake
• The place where the greatest damage occurs
• The point on the surface directly above the focus

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The Richter scale measures:

• the amount of radon gas released
• the movement of plates
• the strength of an earthquake
• the weight of tectonic plates

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Which travels fastest, always being the first detected by seismic stations?

• P waves
• S waves

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