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Earthquake Vocabulary Review
Test Description: Earthquake Vocabulary Review
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) shaking that results from movement of rock beneath the earth's surface
A
volcano
B
shock
C
eruption
D
earthquake
2) the area where rock breaks that triggers an earthquake
A
fault
B
focus
C
epicenter
D
hot spot
3) the area directly above the focus of an earthquake
A
S waves
B
P waves
C
epicenter
D
hot spot
4) waves of energy that are released during an earthquake
A
still
B
water
C
seismic
D
focus
5) are the slowest and largest of the seismic waves and cause most of the destruction during an earthquake
A
P waves
B
S waves
C
electromagnetic wavessis
D
surface waves
6) rates earthquakes according to the level of damage (12 steps/levels
A
seismograph
B
Mercalli scale
C
magnitude
D
Richter scale
7) how big the earthquake is
A
epicenter
B
focus
C
fault
D
magnitude
8) rates earthquakes based on size
A
mercalli scale
B
richter scale
C
magnitude
D
seismograph
9) measures seismic waves
A
Mercalli Scale
B
magnitude
C
Seismograph
D
Richter Scale
10) a break in the rock of the crust
A
fault
B
focus
C
magnitude
D
epicenter
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