Earthquake Test #1 (Lessons 2&3)

The most destructive type of wave is a

• P-wave

• S-wave

• Surface wave

• transverse wave

What type of seismic wave travels compressionally? 

• P wave
• S wave
• Surface
• None

What is a tracing of an earthquake's motion that is created by a seismometer?

• Seismograph

• Seismogram

• Seismologist

• Elastic Rebound

An earthquake scored high on the Richter scale but low on the Mercalli scale. Why?

• It probably happened in an area with no people.

• It was a fast earthquake.

• It damaged a lot of buildings.

• It is impossible to know.

Which wave can travel through solids, liquids, and gases?

• P-Waves

• S-Waves

• Surface (L) Waves

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What is a smaller earthquake that follows a larger earthquake?

• Aftershock
• Liquefaction
• Seismic Gap
• Tsunami

The place where the earthquake is felt on the Earth's surface is called the...

• Epicenter

• Hypocenter (focus)

• Surface

• Crust

What is the instrument used to measure earthquakes?

• Seismograph

• Sling Psychrometer

• Spring Scale

• Balance

• Anemometer

The focus of an earthquake is

• The point below Earth's surface where rock first breaks
• The closest seismic station
• The place where the greatest damage occurs
• A fault

Earthquakes happen every day. Most are too small for humans to notice.

• True
• False