Lesson Check - Quakes #1

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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The Modified Mercalli scale a qualitative scale of earthquake strength

• true

• false

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

• P waves

• S waves

• Surface Waves

Which is false about S-waves

• They can not travel through liquids

• They are slower than P-waves

• They are transverse waves

• They travel along the Earth's surface not through it

An instrument that detects and measures earthquakes is a 

• seismogram
• focus seismic map
• focus
• seismograph 

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How much bigger is a magnitude 8 earthquake compared to magnitude 4 one on the Richter Scale?

• 2 times bigger

• 32 times bigger

• 100 times bigger

• 1,000 times bigger

• 10,000 times bigger

The Moment Magnitude Scale is a qualitative scale of earthquake strength

• true

• false

Which travels slowest, always being the last detected by seismic stations?

• P waves

• S waves

• Surface Waves

True or False; The most common cause of Earthquakes is the sudden shift of tectonic plates

• True

• False