2.2 Earthquake Review

Earthquakes are most likely to happen at ____ boundaries.

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

Which description of Earthquakes is most accurate?

• Earthquakes are very rare, but when they happen they always cause severe damage.

• Earthquakes happen every day, but most are too small to notice.

• Earthquakes happen every day, so they are the number one cause of death in the US.

The most destructive type of wave is a

• P-wave

• S-wave

• Surface wave

• transverse wave

What type of seismic wave travels compressionally? 

• P wave
• S wave
• Surface
• None

How much bigger is a magnitude 8 earthquake compared to magnitude 6 quake on the Richter Scale?

• 2 times bigger

• 20 times bigger

• 48 times bigger

• 100 times bigger

The place where the earthquake is felt on the Earth's surface is called the...

• Epicenter

• Hypocenter (focus)

• Surface

• Crust

Many earthquakes happen along the borders of...

• Countries
• Tectonic Plates
• Climate Zones
• None of the above.

The focus of an earthquake is

• The point below Earth's surface where rock first breaks
• The closest seismic station
• The place where the greatest damage occurs
• A fault

Earthquakes happen every day. Most are too small for humans to notice.

• True
• False

The point on earth's surface, directly above the focus (or hypocenter) is called the __________________.

• epicenter

• fault

• seismic wave

• earthquake place