Ch. 4 Earthquakes Test

The shaking and trembling that results from movement of rock beneath Earth's surface.

• fault line
• stress
• tsunami
• earthquake

Waves that result from an earthquake.

• seismic waves
• tidal waves
• eipcenter
• electromagnetic waves

What type of stress is shown?

• tension
• shearing
• mental
• compression

What type of fault line is shown?

• normal fault
• strike-slip fault
• reverse fault
• folding fault

The waves that do the most damage and ground movement are __________.

• S Waves
• P Waves
• Surface Waves

What is the area beneath Earth's surface where rock that was under stress begins to break and move?

• focus
• epicenter
• fault
• plateau

What type of waves are the first to reach a seismograph?

• S Waves
• P Waves
• Surface Waves

What type of stress is shown?

• tension
• test
• shearing
• compression

What type of fault is shown that forms a mountain and a valley?

• reverse fault
• normal fault
• strike slip fault
• folding fault

The fastest waves are ___________.

• S Waves
• P Waves
• Surface Waves