Science 8 - Earthquake

Front

Who studies earthquakes and related phenomena?

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Seismologist, Geophysicist

Front

Where is the focus with respect to the epicenter?

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Directly below the epicenter

Front

What is the shaking or trembling caused by the sudden release of potential or stored energy?

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Earthquake

Front

What is the energy released during an earthquake?

Back

Seismic waves

Front

What device can detect and record seismic waves?

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Seismograph

Front

What are the vibrations that travel through the Earth during an earthquake?

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Seismic waves

Front

What is the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake?

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Epicenter

Front

What is the term for a fracture in the Earth's crust along which movement has occurred?

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Fault

Front

What is the scale used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake?

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Richter scale

Front

What type of waves are the first to arrive at a seismic station during an earthquake?

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Primary waves (P-waves)