Earthquake and faults

What is the shaking of the Earth’s

crust caused by a release of energy?

• earthquake

• epicenter

• fault

• plate

What is a break in the earth along which movement in an earthquake has first occurred?

• earthquake

• epicenter

• fault

• focus

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

• earthquake

• epicenter

• fault

• focus

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

• magnifying glass

• ritcher scale

• seismogram

• seismograph

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

• epicenter

• magnitude

• intensity

• seismograph