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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThe epicenter of an earthquake isThe point below the surface where rock begins to break and the first motion occursThe seismic station closest to the earthquakeThe place where the greatest damage occursThe point on the surface directly above the focus
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich travels fastest, always being the first detected by seismic stations?P wavesS waves
- 3. Multiple ChoiceAn instrument that detects and measures earthquakes is aseismogramfocus seismic mapfocusseismograph
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is NOT a cause of an earthquake?Collapse of CavernEruption of VolcanoLightning StrikesMoving Tectonic Plates
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a break in the lithosphere along which movement in an earthquake has first occurred?EarthquakeEpicenterFaultFocus
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhere is the point at which the first movement occurs during an earthquake?EpicenterFocusFaultPlate
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhere is the point on the Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake?EpicenterFaultHypocenterTremor
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of wave is the first to arrive after an earthquake occurs?P WaveRayleigh WaveS WaveShear Wave
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich body wave squeezes and stretches rock materials as they pass through the Earth?Body WavesP WavesS WavesSurface Waves
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich body waves cause particles of rock material to move at right angles to the direction in which the waves are traveling?Body WavesP WavesS WavesSurface Waves
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat is an instrument that detects and records waves produced by earthquakes? (This piece of equipment can measure the magnitude of an earthquake.)EpicenterFaultSeismogramSeismograph
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the measure of the amount of energy released in an earthquake?EarthquakeEpicenterMagnitudeSeismogram
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich scale measures the intensity of the ground movement?Mercalli ScaleRichter ScaleSeismogram ScaleBernoulli Scale
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a smaller earthquake that follows a larger earthquake?AftershockLiquefactionSeismic GapTsunami
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a large ocean wave that results from an underwater earthquake, landslide, or volcanic eruption?AftershockLiquefactionSeismic GapTsunami
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich seismic wave does a seismograph detect first?P WaveS WaveSurface Wave
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