earthquake quiz

What is the shaking of the Earth’s crust caused by a release of energy?

• Earthquake

• Epicenter

• Fault

• Plate

Where is the point at which the first movement occurs during an earthquake?

• Epicenter

• Focus

• Fault

• Plate

Where is the point on the Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake?

• Epicenter

• Fault

• Hypocenter

• Tremor

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

• P Wave

• Rayleigh Wave

• S Wave

• Shear Wave

What is an instrument that detects and records waves produced by earthquakes? (This piece of equipment can measure the magnitude of an earthquake.)

• Epicenter

• Fault

• Seismogram

• Seismograph

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

• Earthquake

• Epicenter

• Magnitude

• Seismogram

What is a large ocean wave that results from an underwater earthquake, landslide, or volcanic eruption?

• Aftershock

• Liquefaction

• Seismic Gap

• Tsunami

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

• P waves

• S waves

What do S (secondary) waves do during an earthquake?

• Shake the ground

• Cause eruptions

• Open cracks in the earth's surface

• Create loud noises

These seismic waves can only travel through solids:

• p-waves

• s-waves

• surface waves

• z-waves