EARTHQUAKE

When stress overcomes the strengths of the rocks involved, movement occurs along fractures in the rocks. What is the vibrations caused by this sudden movement?

• Tsunami

• Earthquake

• Volcanic Eruptions

• Weathering

Which of the following are the three kinds of stress?

• Compression, Tension, Shear

• P-wave, S-waves, Surface waves

• Focus, Epicenter, Fault

• Reverse, Normal, Strike-slip

Fracture or system of fractures along which Earth moves.

• epicenter

• focus

• stress

• fault

Which of the following is the ground vibrations that are produced during an earthquake?

• focus

• seismic waves

• strain

• magnitude

What is the record produced by seismometer.

• Magnitude

• Intensity

• Focus

• Seismogram

The Ring of Fire, where many earthquakes occur, is located around the rim of which ocean?

• Atlantic

• Artic

• Indian

• Pacific

Which type of seismic wave causes the most destruction to property?

• P Wave

• S Wave

• Q Wave

• Surface Wave

The point within the earth where the earthquake originates.

• Epicenter

• Fault

• Focus

• Strike-Slip

The scale, which numbered 1-10, that measures the strength or magnitude of an earthquake.

• pH scale

• Richter Scale

• Mercalli Scale

• Hardness Scale

• Compression

• Shearing

• Tension