What is an Earthquake?

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

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

Which body waves cause particles of rock material to move at right angles to the direction in which the waves are traveling?

• Body Waves
• P Waves
• S Waves
• Surface Waves

P Waves can move through which of the following?

• Gas
• Liquid
• Solid
• All of these

S Waves can move through which of the following?

• Gas
• Liquid
• Solid
• All of these

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Earthquakes most often occur

• in the middle of plates

• near plate boundaries

• where thunderstorms are

• along the coast

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Measures how much an energy an earthquake releases, which is shown by the amplitude of seismic waves

• Magnitude

• Epicenter

• Focus

• L-wave

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

This type of wave travels along Earth's crust and can be very destructive.

• P wave

• S wave

• Surface wave

• EM waves

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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

An instrument that detects and measures earthquakes is a 

• seismogram
• focus seismic map
• focus
• seismograph 

Earthquakes under the water can cause _________________________________.

• tornadoes
• tsunamis
• lightening
• hailstorms

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2