Unit 3 Quiz #2

When reading a seismograph and determining where it falls on the Richter Scale seismologist use the _____ to determine the magnitude of the earthquake

• Period

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

• Frequency

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What happens when a seismic wave shakes a building at its resonance frequency?

• The building moves rapidly with a greater amplitude

• The building moves more rapidly

• The building moves slowly

• The building moves slowly with a smaller amplitude

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Energy released from the focus during an earthquake

• tsunami

• seismic wave

• intensity

• magnitude

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How many seismograph stations are used to triangulate the epicenter?

• 2

• 4

• 3

• 1

The phenomenon where the frequency of an earthquake's seismic waves is the same as a building's natural frequency is called

• vibration

• period

• oscillation

• resonance

Rank the seismic waves in order of appearance when an earthquake first occurs as measured by a seismograph

• Surface waves then S and P waves at the same time

• P waves, S waves then surface waves

• S and P waves at the same time, the surface waves

• S waves, P waves then surface waves

What is a smaller earthquake that follows a larger earthquake?

• Seismic Gap

• Liquefaction

• Tsunami

• Aftershock

An epicenter is the exact location of where an earthquake originates.

• True

• False

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Where are the P-waves located on this seismogram?

• D

• B

• C

• A

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Where are the s-waves located on this seismogram?

• D

• B

• C

• A