Earthquakes

What is the crust and upper area of the mantle called?

• focus

• tsunami

• epicenter

• lithosphere

What is the beginning point of an earthquake?

• focus

• epicenter

• tsunami

• lithosphere

What is a scientist who studies the movement of the earth called?

• tsunami

• magnitude

• seismologist

• focus

What are the vibrations of energy flowing from the focus?

• epicenter

• tsunami

• focus

• seismic waves

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

Giant ocean waves are called?

• epicenter

• seismic wave

• focus

• tsunami

Idea that the earth's crust is made up of moving plates is...

• lithosphere

• seismologist

• theory of plate tectonics

• tsunami

Moves in a straight path with a push-and-pull motion are what type of earthquake wave?

• rayleigh wave

• S wave

• P wave

• love wave

Moves in an up-and-down pattern is what type of earthquake wave?

• P wave

• S wave

• rayleigh wave

• love wave