Earthquakes and Seismology

An _________ is ground shaking caused by the sudden and rapid movement of rock slipping past another.

• earthquake

• faults

• hypocenter

• epicenter

• seismic waves

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The location where rock slippage begins is called the ______.

• earthquake

• faults

• hypocenter

• epicenter

• seismic waves

The point on Earth's surface directly above the hypocenter is called the _______.

• earthquake

• faults

• hypocenter

• epicenter

• seismic waves

Large earthquakes release huge amounts of stored up energy as _________.

• earthquake

• faults

• hypocenter

• epicenter

• seismic waves

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The “springing back” of the rock during an earthquake is termed:

• Elastic rebound

• Aftershocks

• Foreshocks

• Megathrust fault

• Fault creep

Adjustments following a major earthquake often generate smaller earthquakes called:

• Elastic rebound

• Aftershocks

• Foreshocks

• Megathrust fault

• Fault creep

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Often smaller earthquakes called ___________ precede (come before) a major earthquake by days or sometimes years.

• Elastic rebound

• Aftershocks

• Foreshocks

• Megathrust fault

• Fault creep

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

When convergence entails the subduction of oceanic lithosphere under another plate, the two plates form and extensive fault zone called a _________.

• Elastic rebound

• Aftershocks

• Foreshocks

• Megathrust fault

• Fault creep

A slow, gradual displacement along a fault is known as a:

• Elastic rebound

• Aftershocks

• Foreshocks

• Megathrust fault

• Fault creep

The study of earthquake waves is called:

• Seismology

• Seismometers (Seismographs)

• Seismograms

• S-Waves (Secondary waves)

• P-Waves (Primary waves)