EARTH SCIENCE VOCAB 3

What is the point called where an earthquake originates within the Earth?

• Surface wave

• Seismograph

• Focus

• Epicenter

What is the point on the Earth's surface directly above the earthquake's focus known as?

• Focus

• Epicenter

• Seismogram

• P-wave

Which type of seismic waves cause the most damage during earthquakes?

• P-waves

• S-waves

• Surface waves

• Body Waves

Which seismic waves travel through the Earth's interior?

• Epicenter

• Surface waves

• Body Waves

• Seismogram

What are the seismic waves called that can travel through solids, liquids, and gases?

• Seismograph

• P-waves

• Surface waves

• S-waves

Which seismic waves only travel through solids?

• Body Waves

• S-waves

• Surface waves

• P-waves

What is the instrument called that detects and records seismic waves?

• Seismogram

• Triangulation

• Seismograph

• Epicenter

What is the name of the record produced by a seismograph?

• S-wave

• P-wave

• Seismogram

• Triangulation

What method is used to locate an earthquake's epicenter?

• Seismograph

• Seismogram

• Triangulation

• P-waves

Which waves are the fastest seismic waves?

• Surface waves

• Body Waves

• S-waves

• P-waves