S waves are also known as

The seismic waves that travel along Earth’s surface and produce the most severe ground movements are called

The type of seismic waves that arrive at the surface first and move by compressing and expanding the ground like an accordion are called

Compared to P waves and S waves, surface waves move

Which scale would most likely be used to tell how much earthquake damage was done to homes and other buildings?

The rating system that estimates the total energy released by an earthquake is called the

The earliest scale for measuring the magnitude of an earthquake is called the

The stress force that pulls on the crust where two plates are moving apart is called _________________.

The stress force that pushes a mass of rock in two opposite directions is called ____________________.

A fault that is formed when compression causes the hanging wall to move over the foot wall is called a(n) _________________________.

Shearing creates ____________________ faults, like the San Andreas fault in California.

The block of rock that lies above a fault is called the ____________________.

What stress force caused the rock layers to take on the shape shown in diagram C?

In which part of Maine should you live if you want the least possible risk of damage from an earthquake?