Intro. to Earthquakes Lecture
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- Q 1/10Score 0What is labeled A in the diagram?29EarthquakeFaultFocusEpicenter
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- Q1What is labeled A in the diagram?EarthquakeFaultFocusEpicenter60s
- Q2What is labeled C in the diagram?EarthquakeFocusEpicenterFault60s
- Q3These seismic waves can travel through solids, liquids and gasses.S - WavesLove WavesRayleigh WavesP - Waves60s
- Q4These seismic waves can only travel through solids.Rayleigh WavesS - WavesP - WavesLove Waves60s
- Q5This theory specifically explains how and why earthquake occur.Elastic Rebound TheorySeismologyPlate TectonicsContinental Drift60s
- Q6We know this layer of the Earth is liquid because S-Waves cannot travel through.Outer CoreMantleLithosphereInner Core60s
- Q7These seismic waves cause the ground to move like waves in water.P-WavesS-WavesRayleigh WavesL-Waves60s
- Q8______________ seismic station(s) are necessary to find the epicenter of an earthquake.431260s
- Q9These seismic waves exhibit compressional (push-pull) forces.S-WavesP-WavesL-WavesRayleigh Waves60s
- Q10Lake Tahoe is the result of this type of fault. (Think of the webquest)ThrustNormalReverseStrike-Slip60s
