5.2 vocab Flashcards
1
Q
An instrument that records vibrations in the ground and determines the location and strength of an earthquake.
A
Seismograph
2
Q
A tracing of earthquake motion that is created by a seismograph.
A
Seimogram
3
Q
The point on Earth’s surface directly above an earthquake’s starting point, or focus.
A
Epicenter
4
Q
The point along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs.
A
focus
