Chapter 2 Earthquake vocab quiz

Earthquakes release energy in the form of

• seismic waves

• faults

• stress lines

• seismograms

What causes an earthquake?

• a rise of magma in the mantle

• a sudden movement of blocks of rock

• a buildup of seismic waves

• a change in Earth's magnetic poles

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Earthquakes release _____________ that has built up in rocks.

• water

• magnetism

• stress

• electricity

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Smaller earthquakes that occur in an area shortly after a large earthquake are called

• aftershocks

• tsunamis

• liquefaction

• landslides

In 1946, a wave was triggered by an earthquake off the Alaskan coast. This wave killed 159 people when it reached Hawaii. This wave is an examples of a(n)

• aftershock

• landslide

• liquefaction

• tsunami

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The point on Earth's surface directly above where rocks first start to move during an earthquake is the earthquake's

• aftershock

• epicenter

• primary wave

• focus

The instrument that scientists use to record seismic waves is called a(n)

• seismogram

• seismograph

• seismic station

• epicenter scale

An earthquake's epicenter is located directly above its

• tsunami

• focus

• seismic station

• moment magnitude

What is a fault?

• any opening in Earth's surface

• a break in the lithosphere along which movement takes place

• a boundary between two continents

• a break in the asthenosphere along which movement takes place

What occurs in areas where the soil is made up of loose sand and silt and contains a large amount of water?

• liquefaction

• seismic waves

• tsunami

• aftershocks