Science Flashcard

Front

What is a sudden and violent shaking of the ground that sometimes causes great destruction due to movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action?

Back

Earthquake

Front

What is the point directly above the focus on the surface?

Back

Epicenter

Front

What is called the surface where the plates slip each other?

Back

Fault plane

Front

What place where an earthquake originates?

Back

hypocenter

Front

What is the shaking of the Earth’s crust caused by a release of energy?

Back

Earthquake

Front

What is the instrument used by scientists to measure the intensity of an earthquake?

Back

Seismograph

Front

What are the three types of plate boundaries?

Back

convergent, divergent, and transform

Front

How do rock particles move during the passage of a Primary wave (P-waves) through the rock?

Back

back and forth parallel to the direction of wave travel

Front

Which of the following sequences correctly lists the different arrivals of the waves from first to the last?

Back

P waves → S waves → Surface waves

Front

Which set of waves are probably the surface waves? Options: Wave A, Wave B, Wave C, They are all surface waves.

Back

Wave C