Earth Science, Monday Bell Ringer, 3.19.18

The most destructive type of wave is a 

• P-wave
• S-wave
• Surface wave
• transverse wave

What is the area directly above the spot where the Earthquake actually occurs? (It is on Earth's surface.) 

• Epicenter
• Focus
• Fault
• Triangulation

What type of seismic wave travels compressionally? 

• P wave
• S wave
• Surface
• None

The Richter scale measures:

• the amount of radon gas released
• the movement of plates
• the strength of an earthquake
• the weight of tectonic plates

How much bigger is a magnitude 8 earthquake compared to magnitude 7 one on the Richter Scale?

• 1 time bigger
• 10 times bigger
• 100 times bigger
• 1000 times bigger

What is the beginning point of an earthquake, where the first motion of an earthquake occurs?

• Epicenter
• Focus
• P Waves
• Deformation

What is the sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its original shape?

• Seismology
• P Waves
• Deformation
• Elastic Rebound

What type of fault is this?

• Normal
• Reverse
• Strike-slip

What type of fault is this?

• Normal
• Reverse
• Strike-slip

Which is faster?

• p-waves
• s-waves
• surface waves