Earthquake and Seismic Waves Quiz

What is the point beneath Earth's surface where rock breaks under stress and causes an earthquake?

• Epicenter

• Focus

• Seismograph

• Surface wave

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which type of seismic wave compresses and expands the ground?

• S wave

• Surface wave

• P wave

• Epicenter

What is the point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus?

• Focus

• Epicenter

• Seismograph

• Magnitude

Which device records ground movements caused by seismic waves?

• Richter Scale

• Seismograph

• Modified Mercalli Scale

• Seismogram

What type of fault occurs where the hanging wall slides downward?

• Reverse fault

• Strike-slip fault

• Normal fault

• Compression fault

Which scale rates the amount of shaking from an earthquake?

• Richter Scale

• Modified Mercalli Scale

• Moment magnitude scale

• Seismogram

What is the measurement of an earthquake's strength based on seismic waves and movement along faults?

• Magnitude

• Stress

• Focus

• Epicenter

Which type of stress squeezes rock until it folds or breaks?

• Tension

• Compression

• Shearing

• Magnitude

What type of fault occurs where the hanging wall slides upward?

• Normal fault

• Reverse fault

• Strike-slip fault

• Surface wave

Which type of seismic wave forms when P waves and S waves reach Earth's surface?

• Surface wave

• P wave

• S wave

• Epicenter

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2