Earthquakes

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Most earthquakes are associated with ___(6)___.

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A fault is a ______ in the Earth's ______.

• strength

• weakness

• mantle

• crust

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Elatic Rebound explains how the Earth's crust stores (2)...

• water

• stress

• energy

• fault

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The actual location in the Earth's crust where an earthquake occurs is called the (2)....

• epicenter

• hypocenter

• seismo

• focus

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The point on the surface above the quakes focus is called the ___(9)____.

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Body waves travel....

• across the Earth's surface

• through the Earth's interior

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Which two of the following are seimic surface waves

• Primary

• Secondary

• Love

• Rayleigh

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The arrival times of P,S,L,R waves is always

• the same

• different

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What is a scientist who studies the movement of the earth called?

• tsunami

• magnitude

• seismologist

• focus

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What are the vibrations of energy flowing from the focus?

• epicenter

• tsunami

• focus

• seismic waves

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

• tsunami

• seismic wave

• epicenter

• focus

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The strength of an earthquake's seismic waves...

• epicenter

• magnitude

• tsunami

• focus

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Giant ocean waves are called?

• epicenter

• seismic wave

• focus

• tsunami

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Slower destructive waves that occur on the surface of the earth are what type of earthquake waves?

• love wave

• surface waves

• P wave

• body waves