Earthquakes

An entire branch of Earth science, called _________________ is devoted to the studying of earthquakes.

• seismology

• fault

• epicenter

• focus

A _____________ is the point inside the Earth where an earthquake begins.

• fault

• seismogram

• focus

• deformation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its original shape.

• epicenter

• elastic rebound

• Seismic wave

• s waves

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A seismic wave that causes particles of rocks to move in aback and forth direction.

• s waves

• focus

• p waves

• fault

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The measures the strength of an earthquake.

• Gap hypothesis

• p waves

• s waves

• Magnitude (Richter Scale)

A seismic wave that causes particles of rock to move in a side-to-side direction.

• tectonic plates

• seismology

• p waves

• s waves

______________ move along the Earth’s surface and produce motion mostly in the upper few kilometers of Earth’s crust.

• s waves

• surface waves

• p waves

• epicenter

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

An __________ is the point on the Earth’s surface directly above an earthquake’s starting point.

• seismogram

• epicenter

• fault

• seismic wave

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

An area along a fault where relatively few earthquakes have occurred recently but where strong earthquakes have occurred in the past.

• Seismic gap

• gap hypothesis

• fault

• earthquake

Where do Earthquakes Occur?

• Most earthquakes take place near the edges of tectonic plates.

• All earthquakes take place near the edges of tectonic plates.

• Most earthquakes take place in front of the edges of tectonic plates.

• All earthquakes take place near the edges of water.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2