Warm-up: Earthquakes

Causes the least damage....

• focus

• P-wave

• S-wave

• L-wave

Causes the most (catastrophic) damage.....

• Secondary-wave

• Love-wave

• Junction-wave

• Primary-wave

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which seismogram represents the station that is the farthest from the epicenter of this earthquake?

• A

• B

• C

• Not enough information

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

• Epicenter
• Fault
• Hypocenter
• Tremor

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Where is the point at which the first movement occurs during an earthquake?

• Epicenter
• Focus
• Fault
• Plate

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

• Earthquake
• Epicenter
• Fault
• Focus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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

• P Wave
• Rayleigh Wave
• S Wave
• Shear Wave

Which seismogram recording would best match with this current image for station A?

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Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

How many seismogram stations do you need in order to pin point the epicenter of an earthquake?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What is a large ocean wave that results from an underwater earthquake, landslide, or volcanic eruption?

• Aftershock
• Liquefaction
• Seismic Gap
• Tsunami

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2