Earthquake Concepts and Earth's Interior

What is the shaking of the Earth’s crust caused by a release of energy?

• Earthquake

• Epicenter

• Fault

• Plate

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which of the following is NOT a cause of an earthquake?

• Collapse of Cavern

• Lightning Strikes

• Eruption of Volcano

• Moving Tectonic Plates

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is a break in the lithosphere along which movement in an earthquake has first occurred?

• Earthquake

• Fault

• Epicenter

• Focus

Where is the point at which the first movement occurs during an earthquake?

• Epicenter

• Focus

• Plate

• Fault

Where is the point on the Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake?

• Tremor

• Hypocenter

• Epicenter

• Fault

Which type of wave is the first to arrive after an earthquake occurs?

• P Wave

• S Wave

• Raleigh Wave

• Shear Wave

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Which body wave squeezes and stretches (pushes and pulls) rock materials as they pass through the Earth?

• Body Waves

• S Waves

• P Waves

• Surface Waves

Which body waves cause particles of rock material to move at right angles to the direction in which the waves are traveling?

• Body Waves

• S Waves

• P Waves

• Surface Waves

What is another term for P Wave?

• Compression Wave

• Shear Wave

• Principal Wave

• Secondary Wave

P Waves can move through which of the following?

• Gas

• Solid

• Liquid

• All of These

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2