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EARTHQUAKE REVIEW

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following does not occur during an Earthquake?

a)

Collapsing of Buildings

b)

Trees Shaking

c)

People in Panic

d)

Calm Bodies of Water

2.

It is a fracture on which one body of rock slides past another.

a)

Fracture

b)

Fold

c)

Fault

d)

Break

3.

What is another term for focus?

a)

Location

b)

Epicenter

c)

Point

d)

Hypocenter

4.

This is the point at the surface directly above the focus.

a)

Location

b)

Epicenter

c)

Point

d)

Hypocenter

5.

These are the energy that travels which are released from the focus of an earthquake.

a)

Longitudinal Waves

b)

Sound Waves

c)

Seismic Waves

d)

Transverse Waves

6.

These waves can only move along the surface.

a)

Body Waves

b)

Surface Waves

c)

Internal Waves

d)

External Waves

7.

These are surface waves that cause the ground to move back and forth in a snake-like movement.

a)

P-Waves

b)

S-Waves

c)

Rayleigh Waves

d)

Love Waves

8.

These are also called shear wave.

a)

P-Waves

b)

S-Waves

c)

Rayleigh Waves

d)

Love Waves

9.

These are body waves in which the particles of the material move back and forth parallel to the direction of the wave motion.

a)

P-Waves

b)

S-Waves

c)

Rayleigh Waves

d)

Love Waves

10.

These are surface waves that cause the ground to ripple up and down.

a)

P-Waves

b)

S-Waves

c)

Rayleigh Waves

d)

Love Waves