It’s Not My Fault
This fault experiences compression stress on the rocks.
What is a reverse fault?
This seismic wave is the first to reach a seismic station.
What is the P wave?
This is the point where an earthquake originates.
What is the focus?
This ocean rim contains the Ring of Fire
What is the Pacific Ocean?
This is the scale that measures the strength or magnitude of an earthquake.
What is the Richter Scale?
This type of fault causes shearing stress on rocks.
What is a strike slip fault?
This type of wave causes the most destruction to property.
What is a surface wave?
This is the number of seismic stations that are requires to determine the epicenter of an earthquake.
What is 3?
This what you call an earthquake that happens under water.
What is an tsunami?
When rocks on either side of a fault break or slip, this occurs.
What is an earthquake?
This type of fault causes tension in the rocks.
What is a normal fault?
This type of wave can move through solid layers but not the liquid outer core of the earth.
What is an S-wave?
This instrument is used to measure seismic waves.
What is a seismograph?
This is the fault that we live close to.
What is the New Madrid Fault?
This is what is released when the pent-up pressure is finally released.
Faults are found along this.
What are plate boundaries?
These seismic waves are called “push/pull” because they compress and extend as they travel through the earth.
What is a P wave?
Scientist use this method to determine the epicenter
Triangulation
A scientist who studies earthquakes is called this.
Seismologist
Smaller quakes called this occur after the main earthquake.
Aftershocks
These two things result in movement along fault lines causing earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
What are subduction zones and transform boundaries?
This is what happens to seawater during a tsunami.
Displaced
This is the area directly above the focus. It is found by a method called triangulation.
Epicenter
These seem to have a sixth sense in predicting earthquakes.
Animals
This is the scale that describes the damage caused by an earthquake.
Mercalli