Vocab quizz

What is the sudden shaking of the ground caused by the movement of tectonic plates?

• Earthquake

• Epicenter

• Magnitude

• Focus

Where is the point on the Earth's surface directly above the point where an earthquake occurs?

• Epicenter

• focus

• fault line

• Seismic station

How is the size of an earthquake typically measured?

• By the distance from the epicenter

• By the speed of the seismic waves

• On the Richter scale

• By the type of fault that caused it

What type of fault occurs when one block of rock is pulled upwards relative to another?

• Strike-Slip Fault

• Thrust Fault

• Normal Fault

• Reverse Fault

What type of fault occurs when two blocks of rock slide horizontally past each other?

• Normal Fault

• Thrust Fault

• Strike-Slip Fault

• Reverse Fault

What type of fault occurs when one block of rock is pushed over another block?

• Normal Fault

• Thrust Fault

• Strike-Slip Fault

• Reverse Fault

What are Primary Waves in seismology?

• The first type of seismic wave to arrive at a seismograph station

• The second type of seismic wave to arrive at a seismograph station

• The third type of seismic wave to arrive at a seismograph station

• The fastest type of seismic wave

What are Secondary Waves in seismology?

• The first type of seismic wave to arrive at a seismograph station

• The second type of seismic wave to arrive at a seismograph station

• The third type of seismic wave to arrive at a seismograph station

• The slowest type of seismic wav

What are Surface Waves in seismology?

• The first type of seismic wave to arrive at a seismograph station

• The second type of seismic wave to arrive at a seismograph station

• The third type of seismic wave to arrive at a seismograph station

• The slowest type of seismic wave

Where do Surface Waves travel along in seismology?

• Through the Earth's crust and mantle

• Through the Earth's liquid outer core and inner core

• Along the surface of the Earth

• Through the ocean floor