Earthquakes

Question 1

Which of these factors is involved in earthquake formation?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

rocks breaking

Question 2

Which statement describes S waves?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

They move side to side.

Question 3

Which strategy do geologists use to locate the center of an earthquake?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

They collect data from seismographs.

Question 4

What happens when stress builds at faults?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Rock can bend and break.

Question 5

Which statement describes the focus of an earthquake?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

It develops in the lithosphere.

Question 6

Which statement describes the moment magnitude scale?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

It uses data collected by a seismograph.

Question 7

Which statement describes surface waves?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

They are produced by P and S waves.

Question 8

Which phrase describes a feature of an earthquake’s epicenter?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

region directly above the focus

Question 9

Which statement describes the Richter scale?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

It measures magnitude based on the size of seismic waves.

Question 10

The diagram shows circles drawn by geologists trying to determine the location of an earthquake’s epicenter.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

location of a seismograph

Earthquakes Answers