A break in Earth's lithosphere where one block of rock moves toward, away from, or past another.
Ch. 3 L1 Earthquakes Review Quizizz

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Tsunami
Fault
Focus
Surface Waves
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a graphical illustration of seismic waves?
Seismogram
Richter scale
Mercalli scale
Secondary Waves
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The point beneath Earth’s surface where rock breaks under stress and triggers an earthquake is called the
vent
epicenter
shield
focus
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The type of seismic waves that arrive first and move by compressing and expanding the ground like an accordion are called
Secondary (S waves.)
Surface waves.
Primary (P waves).
Mercalli waves.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
S waves are also known as
primary waves.
secondary waves.
surface waves.
focus waves
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
If the Coast Guard warns of a giant wave of water approaching the shore as a result of a major earthquake, they are warning of
an aftershock.
liquefaction
a tsunami.
landslides
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The risk of earthquakes is high along the Pacific coast of the United States because
there have been no earthquakes there lately.
that’s where the Pacific and North American plates meet.
satellites have detected increasing elevation of the ground surface.
serious earthquakes are rare east of the Rockies.
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