Mountains, Volcanoes, & Earthquakes

where quake begins below surface

• elastic rebounding

• focus

• epicenter

• fault

Fast-moving waves that occur beneath the surface of the earth are what type of earthquake waves?

• love wave

• surface waves

• P wave

• Body waves

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What are the vibrations of energy flowing from the focus?

• epicenter

• tsunami

• focus

• seismic waves

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What is the point on Earth's surface directly above the focus?

• tsunami

• seismic wave

• epicenter

• focus

The strength of an earthquake's seismic waves...

• epicenter

• magnitude

• tsunami

• focus

When plate boundaries move horizontally past each other?

• reverse fault

• normal fault

• abnormal fault

• strike-slip fault

Plate boundaries that push together forcing rock upward is called?

• reverse fault

• normal fault

• abnormal fault

• strike-slip fault

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Plate boundaries move apart forming a gap is called?

• reverse fault

• normal fault

• abnormal fault

• strike-slip fault

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Most earthquakes happen along the _________________. 

• coast
• faults
• desert
• directions

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

This earthquake is occuring at what boundary?

• Convergent

• Transform

• Divergent

• Rift Zone

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3