Earthquakes and seismic waves

Most earthquakes happen along the _________________. 

• coast
• faults
• desert
• directions

Many earthquakes happen along the borders of...

• Countries
• Tetonic Plates
• Climate Zones
• None of the above.

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

Name the point underground where the faulting in an earthquake occurs.

• earthquake
• epicenter
• fault
• focus

Earthquakes under the water can cause _________________________________.

• tornadoes
• tsunamis
• lightening
• hailstorms

Smaller earthquakes that occur in the same area after a larger earthquake has occurred.

• aftershock
• liquefaction
• tsunami

An instrument that detects and measures earthquakes is a 

• seismogram
• focus seismic map
• focus
• seismograph 

What do you call waves of energy sent through Earth's crust when parts of the crust move suddenly?

• fault
• magma
• seismic waves
•  magma

A tracing of earthquake motion that is created by a seismograph. This can be on a huge sheet of paper, shows P-waves 

• Seimogram 
• Seismic wave
• Carrollton 
• Deformed 

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

• Earthquake
• Epicenter
• Magnitude
• Seismogram