Quiz A
Name ____________________________
Period ____________
Earthquakes Vocabulary Quiz
_____ 1. earthquake
a. instrument used to record seismic activity
_____ 2. fire
b. second fastest wave that shakes and can only move through solids
_____ 3. seismogram
c. a smaller earthquake after a bigger one
_____ 4. foot wall
d. break or crack in the earth’s crust along which rocks shift their position
_____ 5. transform (strike-slip) fault
e. force that resists the movement of one surface past another surface
_____ 6. seismic wave
f. occurs because of breaks in gas and electrical lines
_____ 7. Mercalli Intensity scale
g. scale based on measurements of seismic waves
_____ 8. s wave
h. fault where the blocks of crust move laterally
_____ 9. tsunami
i. wave that is the slowest but can cause the most destruction
_____ 10. hanging wall
j. amount of energy released at an earthquake’s source
_____ 11. hypocenter (focus)
k. fault along a convergent plate boundary where the hanging wall moves
up the foot wall
_____ 12. friction
_____ 13. landslide
_____ 14. Richter scale
_____ 15. fault
l. a form of energy that travels through the lithosphere and earth’s
interior
m. a block of crust that is located above a fault plane
_____ 16. intensity
n. fault along a divergent plate boundary where the hanging wall falls
down the foot wall
_____ 17. destruction from
o. the location where slippage begins
seismic vibrations
p. sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape
_____ 18. epicenter
q. the point on Earth’s surface directly above the hypocenter
_____ 19. reverse (thrust) fault
r. series of large ocean waves
_____ 20. p wave
s. fastest wave that compresses and can move through liquids
_____ 21. normal fault
t. destruction from the ground moving up-and-down and side-to-side
_____ 22. elastic rebound
u. causes damage as land cracks and slumps to more stable ground
_____ 23. magnitude
v. scale based on observations
_____ 24. seismograph
w. ground shaking caused by sudden and rapid movement of one block of
rock slipping past another along fractures in Earth’s crust
_____ 25. surface wave
_____ 26. aftershock
x. the record of an earthquake; the wiggle
y. block of crust that lies underneath a fault plane
z. measure of the amount of shaking at a particular location
Quiz B
Name ____________________________
Period ____________
Earthquakes Vocabulary Quiz
_____ 1. earthquake
_____ 2. fire
_____ 3. seismogram
_____ 4. foot wall
_____ 5. transform (strike-slip) fault
_____ 6. seismic wave
_____ 7. Mercalli Intensity scale
_____ 8. s wave
_____ 9. tsunami
_____ 10. hanging wall
_____ 11. hypocenter (focus)
_____ 12. friction
_____ 13. landslide
_____ 14. Richter scale
a. fault along a divergent plate boundary where the hanging wall falls
down the foot wall
b. the location where slippage begins
c. sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape
d. the point on Earth’s surface directly above the hypocenter
e. series of large ocean waves
f. fastest wave that compresses and can move through liquids
g. destruction from the ground moving up-and-down and side-to-side
h. causes damage as land cracks and slumps to more stable ground
i. scale based on observations
j. ground shaking caused by sudden and rapid movement of one block
of rock slipping past another along fractures in Earth’s crust
k. the record of an earthquake; the wiggle
l. block of crust that lies underneath a fault plane
_____ 15. fault
m. measure of the amount of shaking at a particular location instrument
used to record seismic activity
_____ 16. intensity
n. instrument used to record seismic activity
_____ 17. destruction from
o. second fastest wave that shakes and can only move through solids
seismic vibrations
_____ 18. epicenter
_____ 19. reverse (thrust) fault
_____ 20. p wave
_____ 21. normal fault
_____ 22. elastic rebound
_____ 23. magnitude
_____ 24. seismograph
_____ 25. surface wave
_____ 26. aftershock
p. a smaller earthquake after a bigger one
q. break or crack in the earth’s crust along which rocks shift their
position
r. force that resists the movement of one surface past another surface
s. occurs because of breaks in gas and electrical lines
t. scale based on measurements of seismic waves
u. fault where the blocks of crust move laterally
v. wave that is the slowest but can cause the most destruction
w. amount of energy released at an earthquake’s source
x. fault along a convergent plate boundary where the hanging wall
moves up the foot wall
y. a form of energy that travels through the lithosphere and earth’s
interior
z. a block of crust that is located above a fault plane
Quiz C
Name ____________________________
Period ____________
Earthquakes Vocabulary Quiz
_____ 1. earthquake
a. occurs because of breaks in gas and electrical lines
_____ 2. fire
b. scale based on measurements of seismic waves
_____ 3. seismogram
c. fault where the blocks of crust move laterally
_____ 4. foot wall
d. wave that is the slowest but can cause the most destruction
_____ 5. transform (strike-slip) fault
e. amount of energy released at an earthquake’s source
_____ 6. seismic wave
f. fault along a convergent plate boundary where the hanging wall moves
up the foot wall
_____ 7. Mercalli Intensity scale
_____ 8. s wave
_____ 9. tsunami
_____ 10. hanging wall
_____ 11. hypocenter (focus)
g. a form of energy that travels through the lithosphere and earth’s
interior
h. a block of crust that is located above a fault plane
i. scale based on observations
_____ 12. friction
j. ground shaking caused by sudden and rapid movement of one block of
rock slipping past another along fractures in Earth’s crust
_____ 13. landslide
k. the record of an earthquake; the wiggle
_____ 14. Richter scale
l. block of crust that lies underneath a fault plane
_____ 15. fault
m. measure of the amount of shaking at a particular location
_____ 16. intensity
n. series of large ocean waves
_____ 17. destruction from
o. fastest wave that compresses and can move through liquids
seismic vibrations
p. destruction from the ground moving up-and-down and side-to-side
_____ 18. epicenter
q. causes damage as land cracks and slumps to more stable ground
_____ 19. reverse (thrust) fault
r. second fastest wave that shakes and can only move through solids
_____ 20. p wave
s. a smaller earthquake after a bigger one
_____ 21. normal fault
t. break or crack in the earth’s crust along which rocks shift their position
_____ 22. elastic rebound
u. force that resists the movement of one surface past another surface
_____ 23. magnitude
v. instrument used to record seismic activity
_____ 24. seismograph
w. fault along a divergent plate boundary where the hanging wall falls
down the foot wall
_____ 25. surface wave
_____ 26. aftershock
x. the location where slippage begins
y. sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape
z. the point on Earth’s surface directly above the hypocenter
Quiz D
Name ____________________________
Period ____________
Earthquakes Vocabulary Quiz
_____ 1. earthquake
a. second fastest wave that shakes and can only move through solids
_____ 2. fire
b. instrument used to record seismic activity
_____ 3. seismogram
c. a smaller earthquake after a bigger one
_____ 4. foot wall
d. force that resists the movement of one surface past another surface
_____ 5. transform (strike-slip) fault
e. break or crack in the earth’s crust along which rocks shift their position
_____ 6. seismic wave
f. scale based on measurements of seismic waves
_____ 7. Mercalli Intensity scale
g. occurs because of breaks in gas and electrical lines
_____ 8. s wave
h. fault where the blocks of crust move laterally
_____ 9. tsunami
i. amount of energy released at an earthquake’s source
_____ 10. hanging wall
j. wave that is the slowest but can cause the most destruction
_____ 11. hypocenter (focus)
k. fault along a convergent plate boundary where the hanging wall moves
up the foot wall
_____ 12. friction
_____ 13. landslide
_____ 14. Richter scale
_____ 15. fault
_____ 16. intensity
_____ 17. destruction from
seismic vibrations
l. a block of crust that is located above a fault plane
m. a form of energy that travels through the lithosphere and earth’s
interior
n. the location where slippage begins
o. fault along a divergent plate boundary where the hanging wall falls
down the foot wall
p. shape the point on Earth’s surface directly above the hypocenter
_____ 18. epicenter
q. sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed
_____ 19. reverse (thrust) fault
r. fastest wave that compresses and can move through liquids
_____ 20. p wave
s. series of large ocean waves
_____ 21. normal fault
t. causes damage as land cracks and slumps to more stable ground
_____ 22. elastic rebound
u. destruction from the ground moving up-and-down and side-to-side
_____ 23. magnitude
v. ground shaking caused by sudden and rapid movement of one block of
rock slipping past another along fractures in Earth’s crust
_____ 24. seismograph
_____ 25. surface wave
_____ 26. aftershock
w. scale based on observations
x. measure of the amount of shaking at a particular location
y. block of crust that lies underneath a fault plane
z. the record of an earthquake; the wiggle
Quiz E
Name ____________________________
Period ____________
Earthquakes Vocabulary Quiz
_____ 1. earthquake
a. the record of an earthquake; the wiggle
_____ 2. fire
b. second fastest wave that shakes and can only move through solids
_____ 3. seismogram
c. scale based on observations
_____ 4. foot wall
d. causes damage as land cracks and slumps to more stable ground
_____ 5. transform (strike-slip) fault
e. force that resists the movement of one surface past another surface
_____ 6. seismic wave
f. occurs because of breaks in gas and electrical lines
_____ 7. Mercalli Intensity scale
g. the location where slippage begins
_____ 8. s wave
h. fault where the blocks of crust move laterally
_____ 9. tsunami
i. series of large ocean waves
_____ 10. hanging wall
j. block of crust that lies underneath a fault plane
_____ 11. hypocenter (focus)
k. ground shaking caused by sudden and rapid movement of one block of
rock slipping past another along fractures in Earth’s crust
_____ 12. friction
_____ 13. landslide
l. a form of energy that travels through the lithosphere and earth’s
interior
m. a block of crust that is located above a fault plane
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_____ 14. Richter scale
_____ 15. fault
n. fault along a divergent plate boundary where the hanging wall falls
down the foot wall
_____ 16. intensity
o. scale based on measurements of seismic waves
_____ 17. destruction from
p. sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape
seismic vibrations
q. the point on Earth’s surface directly above the hypocenter
_____ 18. epicenter
r. wave that is the slowest but can cause the most destruction
_____ 19. reverse (thrust) fault
s. fastest wave that compresses and can move through liquids
_____ 20. p wave
t. destruction from the ground moving up-and-down and side-to-side
_____ 21. normal fault
u. break or crack in the earth’s crust along which rocks shift their position
_____ 22. elastic rebound
v. a smaller earthquake after a bigger one
_____ 23. magnitude
w. fault along a convergent plate boundary where the hanging wall moves
up the foot wall
_____ 24. seismograph
_____ 25. surface wave
_____ 26. aftershock
x. instrument used to record seismic activity
y. amount of energy released at an earthquake’s source
z. measure of the amount of shaking at a particular location