Earth Quakes

What is another term for P Wave?

• Compression Wave

• Principal Wave

• Shear Wave

• Secondary Wave

What is a large ocean wave that results from an underwater earthquake, landslide, or volcanic eruption?

(a)  

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(a)   is a thin zone of crushed rock separating blocks of the earth's crust.

One of the results of an earthquake can be__________.

• PROPERTY DAMAGE

• TSUNAMI

• LANDSLIDE

• ALL ARE CORRECT ANSWERS

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Waves move out through the ground from the source of an earthquake.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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Earthquakes can happen when the strain on weak rocks forces them break and fracture.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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The place where an earthquake originates is called the__________.

• FAULT LINE

• TSUNAMI

• EPICENTER

• FOCUS

A __________ is used to measure seismic waves.

• SEISMOLOGIST

• BAROMETER

• SEISMOGRAPH

• SEISMOGRAM

A(n) __________ is caused by underwater earthquakes.

• SEISMOGRAM

• MOHO

• TSUNAMI

• EPICENTER

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Earthquakes can happen when there is a large amount of__________.

• VOLCANIC ACTIVITY

• CONSTRUCTION

• HIGH TIDES

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