Earthquake

_____________ is a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.

__________________is the study of earthquakes and seismic waves that move through and around the earth.

The point within the earth where rock is under stress is called _________________________.

• Focus

• Epicenter

The point directly above the focus on the surface is called ___________________.

• Epicenter

• Hypocenter

__________is a thin zone of crushed rock separating blocks of the earth's crust.

An instrument used to detect and record earthquakes is called _______________.

_______________is a measure of the “size,” or amplitude, of the seismic waves generated by an earthquake source and recorded by seismographs.

• magnitude

• intensity

_________________is a number (written as a Roman numeral) describing the severity of an earthquake in terms of its effects on the earth's surface and on humans and their structures.

• magnitude

• intensity

__________is a measure of the strength of earthquakes, developed by Charles F. Richter and presented in his landmark 1935 paper, where he called it the "magnitude scale".

Which type of wave is the first to arrive after an earthquake occurs?

• P Wave

• Rayleigh Wave

• S Wave

• Shear Wave