Earthquakes

Which seismic wave does a seismograph detect first?  

• P Wave
• S Wave
• Surface Wave

Which city is closest to the epicenter?  

• A
• B
• C

Which seismogram represents a city that is far from the epicenter of an earthquake?

• New York, NY

• Nome, Alaska

• Guadalajara, Mexico

• All the same distance away

The epicenter of an earthquake is

• The point below the surface where rock begins to break and the first motion occurs
• The seismic station closest to the earthquake
• The place where the greatest damage occurs
• The point on the surface directly above the focus

Which travels fastest, always being the first detected by seismic stations?

• P waves
• S waves

An instrument that detects and measures earthquakes is a 

• seismogram
• focus seismic map
• focus
• seismograph 

The place where an earthquake originates inside the Earth's surface is called...

• Epicenter

• Focus

• Underground

• Crust

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The place on the Earth's surface, above the origin of the earthquake.

• Epicenter

• Focus

• Surface

• Crust

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is the instrument used to measure earthquakes?

• Seismograph

• Seismologist

• Scale

• Seismogram

This is created by earthquakes that occur on the ocean floor.

• longshore current

• gulf stream

• tsunamis

• high tide

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2