Surprise Quix Review (12/14)

Question 1

Seismographs

Answer 1

Records ground movements caused by seismic waves as they move through the earth

Question 2

3 commonly used ways to measure an earthquake

Answer 2

Richter scale

Mercani scale

Moment magnitude scale

Question 4

Three types of seismic waves

Answer 4

P wave

S wave

Surface waves

Question 6

Seismic waves

Answer 6

A vibration that travels through earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake

Question 7

Earthquake

Answer 7

The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath earth’s surface

Question 8

How do geologists locate the epicenter of an earthquake

Answer 8

Taking measurements from three seismographs

Question 10

Focus

Answer 10

The point beneath earth’s surface where rock under stress breaks and triggers an earthquake

Question 14

Epicenter

Answer 14

The point of surface directly above where an earthquake occurs

Question 16

Magnitude

Answer 16

A measurement of earthquake strength

Question 18

Surface waves

Answer 18

Slowest seismic waves that produce the most severe ground movements