Earthquake Test Review

Which type of earthquake wave travels the fastest?

• P waves

• S waves

• Surface waves

Which type of earthquake wave can only travel through solids?

• P waves

• S waves

• Surface waves

Which type of earthquake wave does the most amount of damage?

• P waves

• S waves

• Surface waves

What is the scientific term for earthquake waves?

• Earth waves

• Seismic waves

• Tremor waves

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What is the name of the plate boundary that runs across the state of California?

• Los Angelis Fault

• San Francisco Fault

• San Andreas Fault

A __________ is a fracture in rock along which rock masses move relative to one another parallel to the fracture.

• Epicenter

• Seismogram

• Seismic Wave

• Focus

• Fault

The point within the Earth where rupture first occurs to cause an earthquake is called the __________.

• focus

• hypocenter

• seismic point

• origin

• epicenter

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The magnitude of an earthquake with a Richter scale 9.0 is how many times greater than a magnitude 7.0 earthquake?

• 10

• 100

• 1000

What is the location on the surface directly above the location of the earthquake called?

• epicenter

• fault

• magnitude

In areas where loosely consolidated materials are saturated with water, earthquakes can turn stable soil into a liquid during a process called

• faulting

• liquefaction

• tsunami

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2