4.3 Earthquakes

A force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume.

• stress

• seismic waves

• tsunami

A _________________ is a break in the rock of Earth’s crust or mantle.

• stress

• earthquake

• fault

• epicenter

Which feature is created by all 3 types of plate boundaries?-

• Earthquakes

• Mountains

• Subduction Zones

• Volcanoes

An _________ is the shaking and trembling that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth’s surface.

• volcano

• earthquake

• magnitude

• seismic wave

Many earthquakes happen along the borders of

• countries.

• tectonic plates.

• climate zones.

• none of the above.

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What's the main cause of most earthquakes?

• Pressure from within the Earth's crust

• Hurricanes

• Human activity

• Changes in temperature within the earth's mantle

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_________________ are vibrations that travel through Earth carrying energy released earthquakes.

• seismic waves

• electromagnetic waves

• sound waves

• tsunamis

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The focus of an earthquake is

• the point below Earth's surface where rock first breaks.

• the closest seismic station.

• the place where the greatest damage occurs.

• a fault.

The place on Earth’s surface directly above the earthquake’s focus, called the ________.

• epicenter

• hypocenter (focus)

• surface

• crust

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What is the instrument used to measure earthquakes?

• Seismograph

• Sling Psychrometer

• Spring Scale

• Seismogram

• Anemometer

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