Exploring Plate Tectonics Test

The record made by a seismograph; the paper on which earthquake waves are recorded.

• Seismogram

• Seismograph

• Richter Scale

• Epicenter

An earthquake wave that follows the main shock of an earthquake.

• Aftershock

• Foreshock

• Seismic wave

• Tremor

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

A series of sea waves caused by underwater earthquakes, or more rarely, by volcanoes.

• Tsunami

• Hurricane

• Tornado

• Cyclone

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A fracture in bedrock, along which blocks of rock on opposite sides of the fracture move.

• Fault

• Joint

• Fissure

• Crevice

A secondary earthquake wave; so named because it travels slower than a primary wave and is the second wave to reach the seismograph station after an earthquake.

• S-Wave

• P-Wave

• Surface Wave

• Love Wave

The time between the arrival of P-waves and S-waves at a location where an earthquake occurs.

• Lag Time

• Seismic Gap

• Epicenter Distance

• Magnitude Delay

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

An instrument that detects, records, and measures the vibrations produced by an earthquake. Fill in the blank: ________

• Seismograph

• Thermometer

• Barometer

• Anemometer

A primary (compressional) earthquake wave that travels through the body of the Earth; so named because it is the first wave to reach a seismograph station during an earthquake. Fill in the blank: ________

• P-wave

• S-wave

• Surface wave

• Love wave

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Vibrations in the earth caused by the sudden release of energy, usually as a result of the movement of rocks along a fault. What is this phenomenon called?

• Earthquake

• Volcano

• Tsunami

• Landslide

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake. Fill in the blank: ________

• Epicenter

• Hypocenter

• Seismic Zone

• Fault Line