Earthquake quiz #1 sections 1-4

The___ fault forms when the hanging wall drops down and away from the footwall.

The ____scale uses Roman numerals to rank the damage caused by an earthquake.

____compress and expand through Earth in an accordion-like motion.

The instrument used to measure an earthquake’s magnitude is called a ____.

• Richter scale

• compass

• seismogram

• seismograph

Little up and down motion and shearing forces are associated with ___faults.

____waves are the slowest moving seismic waves, yet they are linked to the most destruction.

The ___scale is the best for rating the total energy released by an earthquake.

The area beneath the surface where the earthquake begins is called the ____.

___ stress involves crust being pulled in opposite directions.

Please label the following diagrams with the correct terms.