Vocabulary Quiz
Matching: For each section, place the letter on the line which best matches each term with its’ description.
Do Not draw lines! If I get confused, then it must be wrong!
_____1. Fault
A. the vibrations caused by an earthquake
_____2. Stress
B. an instrument that constantly records ground movements
_____3. Earthquake
C. a fracture in Earth’s lithosphere along which blocks of rock
move past each other
_____4. Seismograph
D. the force applied by an object pressing on, pulling on, or
pushing against another object
_____5. Seismic Waves
E. a shaking of the ground caused by the sudden movement of
large blocks of rocks along a fault
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_____6. Primary Waves
F. in an earthquake, the point underground where the rocks
first begin to move
_____7. Epicenter
G. these waves move along Earth’s surface and cause the
largest ground movements and the most damage
_____8. Secondary Waves
H. the point on Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an
earthquake
_____9. Focus
I. the fastest seismic waves that are the first to reach any
particular location after an earthquake, also called P waves
_____10. Surface Waves
K. the second seismic waves to arrive at any particular
location after an earthquake, also called S waves
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_____11. Normal Faults
L. a smaller earthquake that follows a more powerful
earthquake in the same area
_____12. Liquefaction
M. In these faults, blocks of rock move sideways on either
side of the fault plane
_____13. Reverse Faults
N. a process in which the shaking of ground causes loose, wet
soil to act like a liquid
_____14. Aftershock
O. in these faults, the block of rock above the fault plane
slides down relative to the other block
_____15. Strike-Slip Faults
P. along these faults, the block of rock above the fault plane
moves up relative to the other block
Name:_________________________
Date:__________
Block:_____
Score: __________