P-waves travel as _____ waves while S-waves travel as _____ waves.
compressional, transverse
transverse, compressional
horizontal, compressional
horizontal, transverse
The magnitude of an earthquake is how _____.
long it lasts
fast its waves travel
big or strong it is
much damage it does
Which statement is FALSE about tectonic plates?
They fit together like puzzle pieces.
They make up the earth's crust.
They sit on top of a fluid part of earth's interior.
They have very specific movements.
The elastic rebound theory explains how:
Ground shaking causes faults to slip.
The epicenter is directly above the focus.
Body waves travel faster than surface waves.
Fault slipping causes ground shaking.
Identify how liquefaction occurs during an earthquake.
Liquefaction occurs when a large ocean wave comes onto land.
Liquefaction occurs when ground shaking loosens moist soil
Liquefaction describes an effect such as ripples in a pond
Liquefaction occurs when the ground shaking loosens rock
What does the Richter scale measure?
The amount of ground shaking and energy released.
The amount of ground shaking and energy of a volcano
The time and location an earthquake
The number of houses that are damaged
