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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is a primary 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.
P-wave
S-wave
Surface wave
body wave
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is an earthquake wave that follows the main shock of an earthquake?
body wave
P wave
aftershock
S wave
- 3. Multiple Choice
What is an earthquake wave that travels through the body of the earth?
P wave
body wave
surface wave
S wave
- 4. Multiple Choice
The vibrations in the earth caused by the sudden release of energy is called an ______________.
epicenter
aftershock
earthquake
tsunami
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is the point on the surface of the earth directly above the focus of an earthquake?
epicenter
fault
focus
intensity
- 6. Multiple Choice
What is a fracture in bedrock along which blocks of rock on opposite sides of the fracture move?
focus
epicenter
intensity
fault
- 7. Multiple Choice
What is the location where the rupture of an earthquake begins and energy is released called?
epicenter
focus
intensity
S wave
- 8. Multiple Choice
What is a measure of the damage done by an earthquake called?
epicenter
magnitude
intensity
focus
- 9. Multiple Choice
What is a measure of the total amount of energy released at the focus of an earthquake called?
intensity
magnitude
seismic wave
epicenter
- 10. Multiple Choice
What is a wave generated by earthquake vibrations called?
seismogram
surface wave
seismic wave
seismology
- 11. Multiple Choice
What is the record made by a seismograph called?
focus
seismogram
epicenter
seismograph
- 12. Multiple Choice
What is an instrument that detects, records, and measures the vibrations produced by an earthquake called?
seismograph
seismogram
seismology
focus
- 13. Multiple Choice
Who is a scientist that studies earthquakes?
meteorologist
earthquakologist
seismologist
volcanologist
- 14. Multiple Choice
What is the study of earthquakes?
earthquakology
plate tectonicology
seismology
volcanology
- 15. Multiple Choice
What is an earthquake wave that travels on or near the surface of the earth?
surface wave
body wave
P wave
S wave
- 16. Multiple Choice
What is a secondary earthquake wave that travels slower called?
S wave
P wave
surface wave
body wave
- 17. Multiple Choice
What is a series of sea waves caused by underwater earthquakes called?
storm surge
rip current
tsunami
massive flooding
- 18. Multiple Choice
What is the zone of intense earthquake and volcanic activity called?
Circle of Fire
Oval of Fire
Ring of Fire
Earthquake Central
- 19. Multiple Choice
A zone of intense earthquake and volcanic activity encircles the _________ Ocean.
Arctic
Indian
Atlantic
Pacific
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