Causes of Earthquakes
Locations
Waves
Types of Earthquakes or Plate Boundaries
Final Jeopardy
100
The result of a sudden release of stress through a slip along a fault
What is an earthquake?
100
A large plume of magma rises to the Earth's surface often resulting in islands
What is a hotspot?
100
Waves caused by a sudden release of energy and travel away from the fault
What are seismic waves?
100
Plate boundaries where plates slide past each other
What are transform plate boundaries?
100
The circle around the Pacific Ocean where active volcanoes are present and frequent earthquakes occur
What is the Ring of Fire?
200
These zones generate the largest earthquakes
What are subduction zones?
200
The predicted location of the earthquake on Earth's surface
What is the epicenter?
200
Seismic waves that are slower and have an up and down motion
What are s-waves?
200
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What are divergent plate boundaries?
300
A way stress release can occur other than a pre-existing fault
What is creating a new fault through solid rock?
300
The real location of an earthquake beneath the Earth's surface
What is the hypocenter?
300
Seismic waves that are fast and have a side to side motion
What are p-waves?
300
Earthquakes that occur near trench margins and create large magnitudes
What are deep earthquakes?