Earthquake waves

What is a weakness or crack/break in the lithosphere that can shift and create an earthquake?

• Earthquake
• Epicenter
• Fault
• Focus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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

• Epicenter
• Fault
• Hypocenter
• Tremor

Which type of wave is the first to arrive after an earthquake occurs?

• P- Wave
• Rayleigh Wave
• S- Wave
• Shear Wave

Which body wave compresses and stretches rock materials as it passes through the Earth's interior?

• Body Waves
• P- Waves
• S- Waves
• Surface Waves

Which body waves cause particles of rock material to move at right angles to the direction in which the waves are traveling?

• Body Waves
• P- Waves
• S- Waves
• Surface Waves

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

• Earthquake
• Epicenter
• Fault
• Plate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which waves travel fastest, always being the first pulse of waves detected by seismic stations?

• P- waves
• S- waves

A ________________ uses a pen to record the drum’s vibrations.

• seismograph

• P wave

• S wave

• Mercalli Scale

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The point beneath Earth’s surface where rock breaks under stress and triggers an earthquake is called the ________________.

• focus

• epicenter

• footwall

• syncline

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which body wave is pictured?

• P-Wave
• S-Wave
• Rayleigh Wave
• Love Wave

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2