SCIENCE 10 - Earthquake

What primarily causes earthquakes?

• Changes in weather

• Movement of tectonic plates

• Human activity

• Solar flares

What is the point beneath the Earth’s surface where the earthquake originates?

• Epicenter

• Surface

• Hypocenter

• Fault

What is the surface point directly above the focus of an earthquake?

• Fault

• Epicenter

• Hypocenter

• Crust

Which wave travels fastest during an earthquake?

• S-wave

• L-wave

• Rayleigh wave

• P-wave

What is another term for P-waves?

• Shear waves

• Surface waves

• Compressional waves

• Transverse waves

Which seismic wave moves only through solids?

• P-wave

• S-wave

• L-wave

• R-wave

What is the term for the side-to-side surface wave?

• P-wave

• S-wave

• Rayleigh wave

• Love wave

What type of wave causes rolling motion on the ground?

• P-wave

• S-wave

• Love wave

• Rayleigh wave

Which part of a fault lies above the fault plane?

• Footwall

• Hanging wall

• Hade

• Heave

What is the angle a fault makes with the vertical?

• Throw

• Heave

• Hade

• Dip