Earthquakes

The type of seismic waves that arrive at a seismic station first and move by compressing and expanding the ground like an accordian are called

• S waves
• surface waves
• tsunami waves
• primary waves

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Which scale would most likely be used to tell how much earthquake damage was done to homes and other buildings?

• Richter scale
• moment magnitude scale
• Mercalli scale
• modified Mercalli scale

Which type of seismic waves cause the most damage?

• P waves
• S waves
• surface waves
• tsunami waves

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The epicenter of an earthquake is

• The point below the surface where rock begins to break and the first motion occurs
• The seismic station closest to the earthquake
• The place where the greatest damage occurs
• The point on the surface directly above the focus

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An instrument that detects and measures earthquakes is a 

• seismogram
• focus seismic map
• focus
• seismograph 

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Most earthquakes happen along the _________________. 

• coast
• faults
• desert
• directions

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Earthquakes under the water can cause _________________________________.

• tornadoes
• tsunamis
• lightening
• hailstorms

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A tracing of earthquake motion that is created by a seismograph. This can be on a huge sheet of paper, shows P-waves 

• Seimogram 
• Seismic wave
• Carrollton 
• Deformed 

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Second waves to arrive that cause earthquakes

• P waves
• S waves
• Surface waves

Smaller earthquakes that occur in the same area after a larger earthquake has occurred.

• aftershock
• liquefaction
• tsunami

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