Earthquake review

The largest, major earthquake

• Foreshock

• Mainshock

• Aftershock

• Hypocenter

The second waves that move up and down after energy is released

• P waves

• S waves

• V waves

• T waves

The fracture between two blocks of earth

• Fault

• Seismic waves

• Epicenter

• Hypocenter

What is an earthquake?

• The supercontinent that existed 250 million years ago

• The shaking after the mainshock

• When the ground shakes due to two of earth's plates slipping past each other

• The solid bulk of earth's interior

What are the waves created by an earthquake?

• Seismic waves

• Special waves

• Sound waves

• Ocean waves

What is the mantle?

• A large section of the earth that moves independently

• The thin layer of earth where the quakes happen

• The supercontinent that existed 250 million years ago

• The solid bulk of earth's interior

What scale measures the amount of energy released from an earthquake?

• Space City Weather

• Enhanced Fujita

• Richter

• Saffir-Simpson

True or False: "Megaquakes," or earthquakes above 9.5, can happen:

• True

• False

What is NOT a result of an earthquake?

• Falling structures

• Hurricane

• Tsunami

• Landslide

How many earthquakes does Illinois receive each year?

• 10

• 1

• 0

• 50