Earthquakes and Faults

Earthquakes under the water can cause _________________________________.

• tornadoes

• tsunamis

• lightening

• hailstorms

Many earthquakes happen along the borders of...

• Countries

• Tetonic Plates

• Climate Zones

• None of the above.

This earthquake is......?

• Convergent

• Transform

• Divergent

• Rift Zone

Which city is closest to the epicenter?  

• A

• B

• C

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

• Epicenter

• Focus

• Fault

• Plate

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

• Body Waves

• P Waves

• S Waves

• Surface Waves

What is an instrument that detects and records waves produced by earthquakes? (This piece of equipment can measure the magnitude of an earthquake.)

• Epicenter

• Fault

• microscope

• Seismograph

Which of the following will help predict the site of future earthquakes?

• Aftershock

• Liquefaction

• Seismic Gap

• Tsunami

A city is located over an active fault but has not experienced an earthquake over a long time. It is most likely found where?

• over a seismic gap

• in an area of low recurrence

• at a location of low seismic risk

• over minimal strain accumulation

What is the measure of the amount of energy released in an earthquake?

• Earthquake

• Epicenter

• Magnitude

• Seismogram