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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
epicenter
B
s-wave
C
focus
D
fault line
2) Which type of wave travels the fastest
A
surface or L-wave
B
S wave
C
seismic movement
D
P wave
3) Which type of wave usually causes the most damage?
A
sinusoidal wave
B
S wave
C
P wave
D
surface or L-wave
4) Which scale is most often used by scientists to measure the size of an earthquake?
A
Moment magnitude
B
Seismic gradient
C
Richter scale
D
P wave height
5) What is the name of sea waves triggered by an earthquake?
A
Tsunami
B
P waves
C
Tidal waves
D
L waves
6) What is the name of the origin of an earthquake?
A
fault line
B
tsunami
C
epicenter
D
focus
7) What instrument is used to record an earthquake?
A
pendulum
B
MM machine
C
seismograph
D
richtergram
8) To find the epicenter of an earthquake, what is the minimum number of seismic stations needed?
A
one
B
four
C
two
D
three
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
All waves
C
surface wave
D
S wave
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