Vocabulary Quiz

Matching: For each section, place the letter on the line which best matches each term with its’ description.

_____1. Fault A. the vibrations caused by an earthquake

_____2. Stress
_____3. Earthquake
_____4. Seismograph
_____5. Seismic Waves
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_____6. Primary Waves
_____7. Epicenter
_____8. Secondary Waves
_____9. Focus
_____10. Surface Waves
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_____11. Normal Faults
_____12. Liquefaction
_____13. Reverse Faults
_____14. Aftershock
_____15. Strike-Slip Faults
Label the Layers of the Earth in the Diagram.
B. an instrument that constantly records ground movements
C. a fracture in Earth’s lithosphere along which blocks of rock
move past each other
D. the force applied by an object pressing on, pulling on, or
pushing against another object
E. a shaking of the ground caused by the sudden movement of
large blocks of rocks along a fault
F. in an earthquake, the point underground where the rocks
first begin to move
G. these waves move along Earth’s surface and cause the
largest ground movements and the most damage
H. the point on Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an
earthquake
I. the fastest seismic waves that are the first to reach any
particular location after an earthquake, also called P waves
K. the second seismic waves to arrive at any particular
location after an earthquake, also called S waves
L. a smaller earthquake that follows a more powerful
earthquake in the same area
M. In these faults, blocks of rock move sideways on either
side of the fault plane
N. a process in which the shaking of ground causes loose, wet
soil to act like a liquid
O. in these faults, the block of rock above the fault plane
slides down relative to the other block
P. along these faults, the block of rock above the fault plane
moves up relative to the other block

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