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EARTH SCIENCE VOCAB 3
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the point called where an earthquake originates within the Earth?
Surface wave
Seismograph
Focus
Epicenter
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the point on the Earth's surface directly above the earthquake's focus known as?
Focus
Epicenter
Seismogram
P-wave
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which type of seismic waves cause the most damage during earthquakes?
P-waves
S-waves
Surface waves
Body Waves
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which seismic waves travel through the Earth's interior?
Epicenter
Surface waves
Body Waves
Seismogram
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are the seismic waves called that can travel through solids, liquids, and gases?
Seismograph
P-waves
Surface waves
S-waves
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which seismic waves only travel through solids?
Body Waves
S-waves
Surface waves
P-waves
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the instrument called that detects and records seismic waves?
Seismogram
Triangulation
Seismograph
Epicenter
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