Waves
The full name of P waves.
Primary waves
Two plates moving past each other.
Transform or Strike Slip.
A scale of numbers used to tell the power (or magnitude) of earthquakes.
Richter Scale.
In what year did the catastrophic earthquake hit San Francisco?
1906.
What is the capital city of Spain?
Madrid.
The full name of S waves.
Secondary waves.
Two plates moving toward each other.
Convergent fault.
A scale to measure the intensity of earthquakes, does not take into account energy of an earthquake directly.
Mercalli Scale.
What large fault runs up the coast of California?
San Andreas Fault.
How many pairs of wings does a bee have?
Two
The faster waves.
P waves.
Two plates moving away from each other.
Divergent fault.
an instrument that measures and records details of earthquakes, such as force and duration.
Seismograph.
a sea wave caused by an underwater earthquake or landslide (usually triggered by an earthquake) displacing the ocean water.
Tsunami
Name the world’s largest ocean.
Pacific.
The waves which cause more damage.
S waves.
Fault in which the block above the fault has moved downward relative to the block below
Normal Fault.
a record produced by a seismograph
Seismogram.
the location directly above the hypocenter on the surface of the earth.
Epicenter
Which planet is known as the red planet?
Mars.
The direction in which S waves move.
Up and down.
The hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall.
Reverse Fault.
What is the biggest earthquake ever recorded?
9.5
the place inside Earth's crust where an earthquake originates.
Focus
How many hearts does an octopus have?
Three