Earthquake quiz #1 sections 1-4

The (a)   fault forms when the hanging wall drops down and away from the footwall.

The (a)   scale uses Roman numerals to rank the damage caused by an earthquake.

(a)   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 (a)   faults.

(a)   waves are the slowest moving seismic waves, yet they are linked to the most destruction.

The (a)   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 (a)   .

(a)   stress involves crust being pulled in opposite directions.

Please label the following diagrams with the correct terms.

(a)