Sci 6

What is the shaking of the ground caused by the crashing or movement of tectonic plates along the Earth’s crust.

• landslide

• earthquake

• flood

• volcano

What is B?

• seismic wave

• fault

• focus

• epicenter

What is C?

• seismic wave

• fault

• focus

• epicenter

What is D?

• seismic wave

• fault

• focus

• epicenter

What is A?

• seismic wave

• fault

• focus

• epicenter

What is a break in the rocks of the Earth’s crust, along which rocks on either side move past each other?

• seismic wave

• fault

• focus

• epicenter

What is is a form of energy released when rocks break during an earthquake?

• seismic wave

• fault

• focus

• epicenter

What is the initial point of rupture where seismic waves originates?

• seismic wave

• fault

• focus

• epicenter

What is the point where an earthquake or an underground explosion originates?

• seismic wave

• fault

• focus

• epicenter

How do we describe the damage brought about by an earthquake?

• volume

• strength

• intensity

• power