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- 1. Multiple Choicewhen rocks break, they move along surfaces called faultsfaultearthquakenormal faultreverse fault
- 2. Multiple Choicevibrations produced by breaking rockearthquaketsunamitidal wavevolcano
- 3. Multiple Choicerocks above the fault surface move downwardNormalReverseStrike Slip
- 4. Multiple Choicerocks above the fault surface are pushed upward over the rock below the fault surfaceNormalreversestrike slip
- 5. Multiple Choicealong this type of fault, rocks slide past each other with little or no upward movementNormalreversestrike slip
- 6. Multiple Choicewaves generated by an earthquake that travel through earthseismic wavessurface wavesprimary wavessecondary waves
- 7. Multiple Choicethe point where earthquake energy is first releasedfocusepicenterprimary wavesshadow zone
- 8. Multiple Choicecause particles in rocks to move back and forth in the same direction the wave is travelingprimary wavessecondary wavessurface wavesseismic waves
- 9. Multiple Choicemove through earth causing rock particles to move at a right angle to wave travelprimarysecondarysurfaceseismic
- 10. Multiple Choicemove rock particles in a backward, rolling, side to side motions (cause the most damage)primarysecondarysurfaceprimary
- 11. Multiple Choicethe point on earth's surface directly above the focusepicenterfocus
- 12. Multiple Choiceinstruments that measure and record earthquake activityseismographseismograminstagramtwitter for earthquakes
- 13. Multiple Choicemeasure of energy released by an earthquakemagnitudealtitudelatidudeRichter scale
- 14. Multiple Choiceocean waves created by earthquakestsunamitidal waveearthquake wavewave goodbye
- 15. Multiple Choiceearthquakes occur when this is passedelastic limittension limitspeed limitpressure limit
- 16. Multiple Choiceprimary and secondary waves move outward from thisfocusepicenterseismographsurface waves
- 17. Multiple Choicethese earthquake waves stretch and compress rockprimarysecondarysurfaceseismic
- 18. Multiple Choiceare the slowest seismic wavesprimarysecondarysurfaceseismic
- 19. Multiple Choicethe fewest number of seismograph stations needed to locate the epicenter12344
- 20. Multiple Choicewhat happens to primary waves as they pass from solids to liquidsspeed upslow downstopshadow zone
- 21. Multiple Choicethis part of a seismograph does not move during an earthquakeweightpaperpendulumpen
- 22. Multiple Choicemoving plates inside earth causeearthquakestornadoeshurricanestsunamis
- 23. Multiple ChoiceBreak in rock caused by tension forces, where rock above the floor surface moves down relative to the rock below the fault surfacenormalreversestrike slip
- 24. Multiple ChoiceBreak in rock caused by compressive forces, where rock above the fault surface moves upward relative to the rock below the fault surfacenormalreversestrike slip
- 25. Multiple ChoiceBreak in rock caused by shear forces, where rocks move past each other without much vertical movementnormalreversestrike slip
- 26. Multiple ChoiceSeismic wave that moves rock particles at right angles to the direction of the waveprimarysecondarysurface
- 27. Multiple ChoiceSeismic waves that loose particles of back-and-forth in the same direction that the wave travelsprimarysecondarysurface
- 28. Multiple ChoiceOccurs when wet soil acts more like a liquid during an earthquakeliquefactionliquificationevaporationcondensation
- 29. Multiple Choicethe place where an earthquake originatesunfocusedepicenterfault linefocus
- 30. Multiple ChoiceIn the shadow zone, earthquake wavesspeed upslow downdisappearare not detected
- 31. Multiple Choiceearthquakes occur when rocksbendbreakstretchcompress
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of waves can pass through the outer coreprimarysecondarysurfaceseismic
- 33. Multiple Choicerocks sliding past each other are an example of what types of forcesshearnormaltensioncompression
- 34. Multiple ChoiceThe San Andreas Fault is the largest fault of this kind in California.normalreversestrike slip
- 35. Multiple ChoiceForces of __________ result in rocks being stretched apart.tensionshearcompression
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