Earthquakes

Question 1

it is what happens when two blocks of earth suddenly slip past one another.

Answer 1

Earthquake

Question 2

2 main parts of earthquake

Answer 2

Epicenter and hypocenter

Question 3

Used to locate where earthquakes originated.

Answer 3

Epicenter

Question 4

It is also called the focus

Answer 4

Hypocenter

Question 5

This is where the earthquake starts

Answer 5

Hypocenter

Question 6

This is direcly above the origin of shaking

Answer 6

Epicenter

Question 7

Before the main shock

Answer 7

Foreshock

Question 8

Largest and the main earthquake

Answer 8

Main shock

Question 9

Smaller earthquakes that happen after the main shock

Answer 9

Aftershock

Question 10

Where do earthquakes happen?

Answer 10

Along plate boundaries, and along faults

Question 11

Happens in the edge of oceanic and continental plates

Answer 11

along plate boundaries

Question 12

Cracks of land masses when there is movement

Answer 12

Faults

Question 13

Why do earthquakes happen?

Answer 13

Sudden release of energy and seismic waves that make the ground shake

Question 14

move towards each other

Answer 14

Convergent

Question 15

Move away from eachother

Answer 15

Divergent