Earth Science CH 8.1 Earthquake intro

Most earthquakes happen along a _________________. 

• coast
• faults
• desert
• school district boundary

What are the waves called that come from an earthquake?

• Thunder
• Seismic 
• Surfing 
• Cosmic

What are vibrations caused by the sudden movement of rocks and release of energy from this movement occurs called? These occur many times, every day on Earth!

• earthquakes

• volcanoes

• faults

• plate tectonics

The most destructive wave of an earthquake is . . . .

• P wave
• Surface wave
• S wave
• Tsunami

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

• normal fault
• reverse fault
• strike-slip fault

Which Plate Boundary does the picture illustrate?

• Divergent Boundary

• Transform Boundary

• Convergent Boundary

• Supersonic

What type of fault is this?

• Normal

• Reverse

• Strike-slip

• Arby's Fault

P waves and S waves are both types of ___ waves.

• Body

• Surface

• Hand

• Surfing

This type of fault is....

• normal fault

• reverse fault

• strike-slip fault

• teacher's fault

The cat is standing on the...

• foot wall
• hanging wall
• left
• weirdest elevator ever