WorksheetsEarthquake
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 21mins
The shaking or trembling caused by the sudden release of energy.
(a)
Due to geological forces created by the movement of plates.
Tectonic
Volcanic
None of the above
Occur in conjunction with volcanic activity.
Tectonic
Volcanic
None of the above
Energy moving outward from the focus of an earthquake.
P-waves
Seismic waves
Surface waves
Location of initial slip on the fault; where the earthquake origins.
Epicenter
fault
Focus
Spot on Earth's surface directly above the focus.
(a)
What is the fault type of Tensional?
Normal
Reverse(thrust)
Strike-slip
What is the fault type of Compressional?
Normal
Reverse(thrust)
Strikeslip
What is the fault type of Transpressional
Normal
Reverse(thrust)
Strike-slip
It is called compressional, or push-pull waves
(a)
It is called Shear waves.
(a)
Complex motion
(a)
Record intensity, height, and amplitude of seismic waves.
Seismometer
Seismograph
Instruments that detects seismic waves
Seismometers
Seismographs
What scale is used in magnitude?
(a)
What scale is used in intensity?
(a)
(a) is when plates move horizontally past one another.
(a) is when plates move together.
(a) is when plates move apart
Small geographic area
Weather
Climate
Large geographic area
Weather
Climate
Denser Air sinks
High
Low
Less dense air rises
High
Low
90°-60° latitude
(a)
60°-30° latitude
(a)
30°- equator
(a)
Body of air with a certain temperature and moisture level.
(a)
