earthquakes

Question 1

during an earthquake, energy travels through earth in the form of ….?

Answer 1

seismic waves

Question 2

where the rocks break and where seismic energy is first released

Answer 2

focus or hypocenter

Question 3

it is found within the fault plate

Answer 3

focus or hypocenter

Question 4

point on the crust of earth directly above the focus

Answer 4

epicenter

Question 5

focus of an earthquake

shallow

Answer 5

10 to 100 km

Question 6

focus of an earthquake

intermediate

Answer 6

70 to 300 km

Question 7

focus of an earthquake

deep

Answer 7

300 or deeper

Question 8

the earthquakes are strongest at the epicenter than at any other point on earth’s surface

Answer 8

true

Question 9

underwater earthquakes associated with oceanic-continental subduction cause a vertical movement of the seafloor

Answer 9

true

Question 10

greater than magnitude 7 and whose focus is less than 30km produce a significant movement that generates large ocean waves called

Answer 10

tsunami

Question 11

use to find the exact location of the epicenter

Answer 11

seismic information

Question 12

seismologists use the information recorded from atleast three seismographic stations

Answer 12

triangulation technique

Question 13

founder of modern geology

Answer 13

james hutton