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WorksheetsEarthquakes Terminology
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which of the following correctly defines the term "fault"?
The vibration of Earth produced by the rapid release of energy.
The location on Earth’s surface directly above the focus (or origin) of an earthquake.
A fracture in Earth’s crust along which movement has occurred.
A small earthquake that follows the main earthquake.
The vibration of Earth produced by the rapid release of energy.
Aftershock
Earthquake
P-wave
S-wave
Which of the following refers to the point along a fault, within Earth’s crust, where an earthquake originates; the point where energy is released.
Aftershock
Epicenter
Seismic gap
Focus
Which of the following directly refers to the vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake.
Aftershock
P-wave
S-wave
Seismic Waves
Which of the following is the Japanese name for a sea wave produced by the displacement of the sea floor.
Liquefaction
Moho
Tsunami
Surface Wave
An aftershock is...
A small earthquake that follows the main earthquake.
A sea wave produced by the displacement of the sea floor.
A type of seismic wave that pushes and pulls rocks in the direction that the wave is traveling.
A type of seismic wave that shakes particles perpendicular to the direction that the wave is traveling.
A P-wave is...
A type of seismic wave that shakes particles perpendicular to the direction that the wave is traveling.
A type of seismic wave that pushes and pulls rocks in the direction that the wave is traveling.
A small earthquake that follows the main earthquake.
A seismic wave that travels along Earth’s surface.
An S-wave is...
A small earthquake that follows the main earthquake.
A type of seismic wave that pushes and pulls rocks in the direction that the wave is traveling.
A type of seismic wave that shakes particles perpendicular to the direction that the wave is traveling.
A seismic wave that travels along Earth’s surface.
Which of the following is the correct term for the tendency for deformed rock along a fault to spring back to its original shape when its stress is released?
Rubber-bandiness
Elastic Rebound
Aftershock
Liquefaction
What is the epicenter of an earthquake?
An area along a fault which has surpassed its usual interval between any earthquake activity.
The location on Earth’s surface directly above the focus (or origin) of an earthquake.
The point along a fault, within Earth’s crust, where an earthquake originates; the point where energy is released.
The point at which faults like to gather around and discuss how stressed out they are.
This dude, Mohorovičić, discovered a discontinuity of seismic waves as they travel through Earth, and named it after himself. Due to the fact that his name has way too much alphabet in it, we call it the "Moho". What is the Moho?
Moho? I don't know???
An area along a fault which has surpassed its usual interval between any earthquake activity.
A measure of the amount of energy released by an earthquake, which is derived from the amount of displacement that occurs along the fault zone, and is more precise than the Richter scale.
The boundary separating the crust from the mantle, discernible by an increase in the velocity of seismic waves.
Which of the following correctly describes the surface waves of an earthquake?
When you wave at someone you pass to be polite, but deep inside, you despise that person.
The location on Earth’s surface directly above the focus (or origin) of an earthquake.
A seismic wave that travels along Earth’s surface.
A small earthquake that follows the main earthquake.
Moment Magnitude is the most precise measurement of earthquake intensity because...
It is a measure of the amount of energy released by an earthquake, which is derived from the amount of displacement that occurs along the fault zone, and is more precise than the Richter scale.
It measures the height of the largest seismic wave recorded on the seismogram, and is more precise than the Mercalli Scale.
It rates earthquake intensity in terms of the damage caused to areas affected by the quake, and is more precise than the Richter Scale.
It is momentous! MOMENTOUS, I SAY!!!
Liquefaction is...
When your cereal has sat in the milk for too long and becomes soggy.
A sea wave produced by the displacement of the sea floor.
A phenomenon sometimes associated with earthquakes, in which soils and other unconsolidated materials saturated with water, behave as a liquid.
The fact that liquid exists.
What is the record made by a seismograph?
A seismograph
A seismogram
A seismologist
A seismic wave
What is a seismograph?
An instrument that records the vibration of seismic waves.
The record made by a seismograph.
A plot of earthquake shakiness on the y-axis and earthquake breakiness on the x-axis.
The plot of distance over the amount of time you have to RUN!
What is the correct term for an area along a fault which has surpassed its usual interval between any earthquake activity?
The when-is-an-earthquake-gonna-happen zone
Seismograph
Seismic interval
Seismic gap
