Earth Quake

Question 1

Where the earth quake starts/the source

Answer 1

Focus

Question 2

The location on the surface of the earth directly above the focus

Answer 2

Epicenter

Question 3

Smaller earthquakes that come before major earthquake

Answer 3

Foreshocks

Question 4

Smaller earthquakes after major earthquake

Answer 4

Aftershocks

Question 5

The amount of shaking produced by an earthquake

Answer 5

Intensity

Question 6

The size of the earthquake

Answer 6

Magnitude

Question 7

Waves of energy caused by sudden breaking if rock

Answer 7

Seismic waves

Question 8

Travel through the Earth’s inner layers, arrive before surface waves and are of a higher frequency

Answer 8

Body waves

Question 9

Fastest kind of seismic wave and first to arrive at seismic station can move through solid rock and liquids
Push and pull

Answer 9

Primary waves

Question 10

Can only move through solid rock
Moves up and down

Answer 10

Secondary wave

Question 11

Travels through the crust
Lower frequency
Almost entirely responsible for damage and destruction

Answer 11

Surface waves

Question 12

Named after A.E.H love
Fastest surface wave,
Moves side to side

Answer 12

Love waves

Question 13

Named after John William strutt lord Rayleigh 1885
Rolls
Shaking felt from earthquake

Answer 13

Rayleigh wavea

Question 14

Used to locate an earthquake

Answer 14

Triangulation