LESSON 2

Shaking or trembling of the crust caused

by underground volcanic eruption by

breaking or shifting of rocks beneath the

surface

• Earthquake

• Tsunami

• Mega tsunami

Right above the focus

• Eye wall

• Epicenter

• Focus

Point of origin of an earthquake.

• Center

• Epicenter

• Focus or hypocenter

Gives the amount of shaking

people experience or the

degree of damage it caused

to the area.

• Magnitude

• Intensify

• Intensity

Total energy released

during an earthquake uses

the Richter scale. It is based

on seismological records.

• Magnitude

• Intensity

• Intensifier

Study of earthquake.

• Seismologists

• Seismogram

• Seismology

An individual who studies an

earthquake

• Seismology

• Seismologist

• Doctor

A record of the location of an

earthquake and the seismic waves.

• Seismograph

• Seismogram

• Richter scale

A device used to create seismogram

• Seismograph

• Seismology

• Richter scale

Measures the magnitude of an

Earthquake

• Magnifier

• Richter Scale

• Mercalli scale