Ever-Changing Earth Test 1 Review

waves produced by earthquakes are called

• seismic waves

• p waves

• s waves

• surface waves

a crack through rock in Earth's surface

• fold

• fault

• rift

• fracture

a bend in rocks

• fault

• fold

• fracture

• rift

longitudinal waves

• P waves

• S waves

transverse waves

• P waves

• S waves

a series of ocean waves triggered by an underwater earthquake

• volcano

• tsunami

• hurricane

• typhoon

The epicenter is the point on Earth's surface that lies directly above the focus

• True

• False

Earthquakes most often happen near

• big cities

• plate boundaries

• oceans

Using data from three different seismic stations to locate an earthquake is called

• triangulation

• graphing

• seismograms

• deformation

the point underneath Earth's surface where rocks break and the earthquake begins

• focus

• epicenter

• core

• crust