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Stresses
Faults
Earthquake Waves
Scales
Monitoring and Safety
100
Name the three stresses.
Compression, Tension, and Shearing.
100
What stress does a strike-slip fault form from?
Shearing.
100
What wave comes first?
P waves.
100
Which scale estimates total energy released by an earthquake?
Moment Magnitude Scale
100
When do you go under the doorway in an earthquake?
When your house is an adobe or non-structured house.
200
What kind of stress stretches the rock?
Tension
200
What fault is caused by tension?
Normal Fault
200
What is the most dangerous wave?
Surface waves.
200
What does the Mercalli scale measure?
The intensity and damage of an earthquake.
200
How do hotels and buildings withstand earthquakes?
They allow them to shake and release tension, like parking structures.
300
What kind of stress squeezes the rock?
Compression.
300
What is the difference between a normal fault and a reverse fault?
Normal fault is created by tension and the reverse fault is created by compression.
300
Normal Jeopardy: What is another name for Earthquake waves? OR Double Jeopardy: What are the 3 types of waves?
Double Jeopardy: Seismic Waves Normal Jeopardy:
300
Where is the safest place to be in an earthquake?
Underneath a sturdy table.
300
What is the position you get in under the table?
You use one hand on the table leg and one hand over your head.
400
What is the name of the fault in California? Add on for double points: What kind of fault and stress is it?
San Andreas Fault
400
Name the 3 faults.
Normal, Reverse, Strike-Slip
400
Where do the waves come from?
The waves start from the Focus.
400
What are the three scales?
Moment Magnitude, Mercalli Scale, and Richter.
400
What is a seismograph?
The paper that has earthquake information on it.
500
What are the effects of the 3 stresses?
Squeezing, Pulling, and Slipping
500
What is a fault?
A break in the earth's crust.
500
What wave can go through liquids?
P waves can go through liquids.
500
What scale was likely used to measure the Nepal earthquake?
Moment Magnitude Scale.
500
What is the safest place to **STAND** in an earthquake?
Nowhere. Its better to sit outside away from buildings and trees.