Earthquakes Test

A quick movement along ________________ results in an earthquake.

Which type of seismic wave can move through solid layers of the earth but not through liquid outer core?

• P Wave

• S Wave

• Q Wave

• Surface Wave

The Ring of Fire is located around the rim of which ocean?

Which seismic wave is the first to reach a seismic station?

• P Wave

• S Wave

• Q Wave

• Surface Wave

Which type of seismic wave causes the most destruction to property?

• P Wave

• S Wave

• Q Wave

• Surface Wave

The point within the earth where the earthquake originates.

• Epicenter

• Fault

• Focus

• Strike-Slip

The scale, which is numbered 1-10, that measures the strength or magnitude of an earthquake is called...

• pH scale

• Richter Scale

• Mercalli Scale

• Hardness Scale

How many seismic stations (seismographs) are required to determine the epicenter of an earthquake?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

A fault is classified by the ______________.

• number of earthquakes that occur along it

• type of plate boundary it occurs along

• directions in which rocks move along it

• distance the rocks on either side of the fault move

Why do most earthquakes occur at tectonic plate boundaries?

• There is little or no movement of rock in these areas.

• Large amounts of stress build up as plates move.

• Very little stress builds up along tectonic plate boundaries.

• Most faults occur in the middle of tectonic plates.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2