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Test Description: Testing the vocabulary of earthquakes
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What is the location of the surface of the Earth directly above the origin of an earthquake?
A
focus
B
s-wave
C
epicenter
D
fault line
2) Which type of wave travels the fastest
A
P wave
B
surface or L-wave
C
seismic movement
D
S wave
3) Which type of wave usually causes the most damage?
A
P wave
B
S wave
C
surface or L-wave
D
sinusoidal wave
4) Which scale is most often used by scientists to measure the size of an earthquake?
A
Richter scale
B
P wave height
C
Moment magnitude
D
Seismic gradient
5) What is the name of sea waves triggered by an earthquake?
A
Tidal waves
B
Tsunami
C
L waves
D
P waves
6) What is the name of the origin of an earthquake?
A
focus
B
fault line
C
tsunami
D
epicenter
7) What instrument is used to record an earthquake?
A
seismograph
B
MM machine
C
richtergram
D
pendulum
8) To find the epicenter of an earthquake, what is the minimum number of seismic stations needed?
A
one
B
four
C
three
D
two
9) Which type of wave will appear second on a seismogram?
A
P wave
B
tidal wave
C
surface wave
D
S wave
10) Which type of wave compresses and expands the rock of the crust as it travels?
A
P wave
B
surface wave
C
S wave
D
All waves
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