Earthquakes

What is the point below the surface of the Earth where the rock breaks and causes an earthquake?

• Richter zone

• epicenter

• focus

• fault

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

How many seismograph stations are needed to pinpoint an epicenter?

• 6

• 4

• 2

• 3

Each level in the ________________ scale is a rating of the damage suffered during an earthquake.

• Mercalli

• Richter

• Moment Magnitude

• All of the above

This is a region in Earth's crust that is broken and where movement occurs.

• Focus

• Seismic waves

• Epicenter

• Fault

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The strength of an earthquake is known as the

• aftershock

• magnitude

• epicenter

• seismograph

The point on the Earth's surface right above the focus of an earthquake is known as the

• magnitude

• aftershock

• epicenter

• fault

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The __________ scale rates the total energy released by an earthquake.

• Mercalli

• Richter

• Moment Magnitude

• All of the above

What type of seismic wave is the slowest, but causes the most damage?

• Thermohaline waves

• P waves

• S waves

• Surface waves

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Which seismic waves are used to find the epicenter of an earthquake?

• Primary and Secondary waves

• Secondary and Surface waves

• Primary and Surface waves

• Surface waves

This scale rates the size of the seismic waves.

• Seismograph

• Richter

• Mercalli

• Moment MAgnitude