earthquakes

Question 1

During an earthquake energy travels through the earth in the form of

Answer 1

seismic waves

Question 2

Where the rocks break and where seismic energy is released

Answer 2

focus or hypocenter

Question 3

Point on the crust of earth directly above the focus

Answer 3

epicenter

Question 4

What are the 3 different depth

Answer 4

shallow, intermediate, and deep

Question 5

10 to 100km

Answer 5

shallow

Question 6

70-300 km

Answer 6

intermediate

Question 7

300km or deeper

Answer 7

deep

Question 8

GREATER THAN MAGNITUDE 7 and whose focus is less than 30km produce a significant movement that generates large ocean waves called

Answer 8

tsunami

Question 9

Significant in studying earthquakes

Answer 9

seismic waves

Question 10

2 kinds of seismic waves

Answer 10

primary and secondary waves

Question 11

Help scientists locate the epicenter

Answer 11

primary and secondary waves

Question 12

2 kinds of surface waves

Answer 12

Rayleigh and love waves

Question 13

The LONGER the time interval is, the FARTHER the earthquake epicenter to a seismograph station

Answer 13

fact

Question 14

Use to find the exact location of the epicenter

Answer 14

seismic information

Question 15

Seismologist use the information recorded from at least three seismographic information

Answer 15

triangulation technique

Question 16

scottish farmer
founder of modern geology
earth is continuously changing

Answer 16

james hutton

Question 17

filipino geologist

Answer 17

dr. carlo arcilla

Question 18

lies on the ring of fire, between the

Answer 18

philippine trench and manila trench