Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Quiz by Mark Cross
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- Q1longitudinal earthquake wave that is the first wave to reach the surfaceS wavesurface wavep wave30s
- Q2seismic wave that travels along the Earth's surfacesurface wavep waves wave30s
- Q3the secondary wave that can't travel through liquidsP waveS waveSurface wave30s
- Q4origin of an earthquakefocusepicenterfault30s
- Q5sudden shaking of the ground due to movement along a faulttornadobig truck movingearthquake30s
- Q6instrument used to record intensity, direction and duration of an earthquakeseismograph30s
- Q7point on Earth's surface above the focus of an earthquakeepicenterfocusfault30s
- Q8What is a fault?a fracture in Earth where movement has occurred.a large amount of water that moves incredibly fasta large column of rotating air.30s
- Q9To find the epicenter of an earthquake, what is the minimum number seismic stations that are needed?three1230s
- Q10Region with the greatest amount of earthquake activityThe circum-Pacific belt (ring of fire)30s
- Q11Instrument that records earthquakesA seismograph30s
- Q12Rigid layer of Earth that includes the entire crust and the uppermost part of the mantleLithosphere30s
- Q13Characteristics of P and S wavesS waves travel through solids and P waves travel through liquids and solids30s
- Q14The asthenosphere is locatedin the upper mantle30s
- Q15P waves ____________.are faster than S waves and surface waves30s