Earthquake Review

P Waves can move through which of the following?

• Gas
• Liquid
• Solid
• All of these

S Waves can move through which of the following?

• Gas
• Liquid
• Solid
• All of these

Earthquakes most often occur

• in the middle of plates

• near plate boundaries

• where thunderstorms are

• along the coast

The location inside the Earth where an earthquake originates is the 

• earthquake
• fault
• focus
• epicenter

What is the epicenter of an earthquake

• the location along a fault where the first motion of an earthquake occurs
• a seismic wave tht travels along the surface of Earth
• the point on Earth's surface directly above the earthquake's focus
• the last place that motion in an earthquake is detected

The release of energy by an _______________ causes Earth's crust to shake.

• eruption
• earthquake
• tsunami
• shadow wave

What does the image represent?

• Triangulation
• Seismograph
• Seismogram
• Seismic Wave

An __________ on the ocean floor causes a tsunami.

• tidal wave
• earthquake
• aftershock
• underquake

We use this tool to measure seismic waves during earthquakes

• Seismographs
• magnitude
• actual magnitude
• sonograph

This is the area beneath the Earth's surface where the earthquake begins

• epicenter
• focus
• fault line
• tectonic plate