Earrrrtttthhhhquake!
Waves
Are you prepared?
Hmmmmmm
Vocabulary
100
Strongest earthquakes usually occur near __________ boundaries.
What is convergent?
100
_______________ waves can travel through solids, liquids, and gases.
What is Primary?
100
Where should you go if you are in a building when an earthquake occurs?
What is under a table, chair, or other furniture.
100
When rock is elastically deformed, _________ builds up in it.
What is energy?
100
___________ rebound causes the ground to move during an earthquake.
What is elastic?
200
The bending of rocks cause ____________.
What are deformations?
200
P-waves and S-waves are 2 types of ________waves.
What is body?
200
True/False - The East coast of the USA has a high earthquake hazard level.
What is False.
200
_____________ motion occurs when 2 tectonic plates slip past each other .
What is transform?
200
A __________ in an instrument used to record earthquake waves.
What is seismograph?
300
An _______ is the point of the Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's starting point.
What is epicenter?
300
____________ waves travel the fastest.
What is P waves
300
True/False - It is a good idea to keep nonperishable food in case of an emergency.
What is True
300
Seismologists use the _______________ method to find an earthquake's epicenter.
What is S-P time method?
300
_________ are tracings of the ground motion during an earthquake.
What is seismogram?
400
A ______ is the point inside the Earth where an earthquake begins.
What is focus?
400
________ waves are the most destructive.
What is Surface?
400
Name 2 items, besides food, that you should have in case of an earthquake?
What is flashlight, water, fire extinguisher, first aid kit
400
True/False - By studying earthquake waves, seismologists have been able to learn about the Earth's interior.
What is True?
400
The __________ is a place that marks a spark increase in seismic wave speed.
What is Moho?
500
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake has 31.7 times more _______ that a 5.4 magnitude earthquake.
What is energy
500
True/False - Studying earthquakes waves allows seismologists to determine when and where an earthquake started.
What is True.
500
____________ occur as energy is released when a rock is elastically deformed.
What is seismic.
500
_____________ is the study of earthquakes
What is seismology?
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