Earthquake Review

vibrations in the earth caused by the sudden release of energy, usually as a result of the movement of rocks along a fault

• earthquake

• epicenter

• focus

• surface waves

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a scientist who studies earthquakes

• seimology

• seismologist

• seismogram

• seismograph

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an instrument that detects, records, and measures the vibrations produced by an earthquake

• seismology

• seismologist

• seismogram

• seismograph

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the measurement of the total amount of energy released at the focus of an earthquake (measured by Richter Scale)

• intensity

• magnitude

• greatness

• epicenter

the point on the surface of the earth directly above the focus of an earthquake

• focus

• energy release center

• surface wave

• epicenter

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Which city is most likely to experience a strong earthquake?

• Los Angeles

• Chicago

• New York

• Miami

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Strong earthquakes can ruin tall buildings and destroy roads and houses.

• True

• False

What is a primary earthquake wave that travels through the body of the earth; so named because it is the first wave to reach a seismograph station during an earthquake.

• P-wave

• S-wave

• Surface wave

• body wave

The vibrations in the earth caused by the sudden release of energy is called an ______________.

• epicenter

• aftershock

• earthquake

• tsunami

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What is a fracture in bedrock along which blocks of rock on opposite sides of the fracture move?

• focus

• epicenter

• intensity

• fault