earthquake

Question 1

Directly above the focus

Answer 1

Epicenter

Question 2

Center of earthquake

Answer 2

Epicenter

Question 3

Direct energy of energy released

Answer 3

Epicenter

Question 4

Point below surface where earthquakes originate.

Answer 4

Focus

Question 5

Point where rocks first rupture or breaks.

Answer 5

Focus

Question 6

Where seismic waves originate and travel to all other direction.

Answer 6

Focus

Question 7

Seismology

Answer 7

Independent branch

Question 8

Below

Answer 8

focus

Question 9

Above

Answer 9

Epicenter

Question 10

Cracks

Answer 10

Fault

Question 11

The cause

Answer 11

Focus

Question 12

Receive the effects

Answer 12

Epicenter

Question 13

Studies about earthquake

Answer 13

Seismologist/Seismology

Question 14

An___is a shaking of the ground caused by the sudden breaking and movement of large section(tectonic plates) of the earth’s rocky outermost crust.

Answer 14

Earthquake

Question 15

The earth lithosphere is divided into ____

Answer 15

Tectonic Plates

Question 16

These are pieces of Earth crust and uppermost mantle.

Answer 16

Tectonic plates

Question 17

PHIVOLCS

Answer 17

Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.

Question 18

Is a Philippine national institution dedicated to prove information on the activities of volcanoes,earthquakes,and tsunami.

Answer 18

PHIVOLCS

Question 19

Responsible for mapping the active faults and trenches in the philippine.

Answer 19

PHIVOLCS

Question 20

A___is a break in the Earth’s crust,and along the break,significant movement has taken place.

Answer 20

Fault

Question 21

When a ___ suddenly moves an earthquake occurs.

Answer 21

Fault

Question 22

The upper block moves downward relative to the lower block.(dip-slip)

Answer 22

Normal Fault

Question 23

Extension forces ,those that pull the plates apart,and gravity are the forces that create normal fault.
There are most common at divergent boundaries.

Answer 23

Normal fault

Question 24

Separation of two plates.

Answer 24

Divergent Boundary

Question 25

The upper block moves upward relative to the lower block.(dip-slip)

Answer 25

Reverse/thrust fault

Question 26

The forces creating reverse fault are compressional,pushing the sides together.

Answer 26

They are common at convergent boundaries.

Question 27

A collision of two plates

Answer 27

Convergent Boundary

Question 28

Both block slide horizontally across one another.

Answer 28

Strike-slip fault

Question 29

The forces creating these faults are lateral or horizontal, carrying the sides past each other. Strike-slip faults are either right- lateral or left-lateral.

Answer 29

Strike-Slip fault

Question 30

is a measure of the size of an earthquake.

Answer 30

Magnitude

Question 31

Uses the richter Scale

Answer 31

Magnitude

Question 32

Uses hindu-Arabic numerals (2,3,4)

Answer 32

Magnitude

Question 33

Uses hindu-Arabic numerals (2,3,4)

Answer 33

Magnitude

Question 34

Is measured based on the maximum movement or displacement of the fault.

Answer 34

Magnitude