Earth Science Chapter 2 - Earthquakes

What kind of stress occurs when rock is pulled apart and gets thinner in the middle?

What are vibrations that travel through Earth carrying energy released by an earthquake?

When compression creates many bends in a large area of rock, what land feature is formed?

Which waves arrive second after an earthquakes occurs?

What is a force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume?

What type of fault occurs when two blocks of rock slip past each other horizontally?

What kind of stress occurs when two plates slip past each other sideways?

What is the shaking and trembling that results from movement of rock beneath Earth’s surface?

What is an upward bend in rock?

Which scale is used today to rate the total energy an earthquake releases?

What type of fault occurs when the rock is pushed together and the hanging wall moves up?

Which waves arrive first after an earthquake occurs?

Which was the earliest magnitude scale?

When a fault cuts through rock at an angle, what is the part that lies below the fault?

What type of fault occurs when the rock is pulled apart and the hanging wall moves down?

What is the pattern of lines caused by an seismic waves as they are recorded on a seismograph?

When an area of rock between two normal faults slides down, what land feature is formed?

When the rock between two normal faults remains and the hanging walls on both sides slide down, what land feature forms?

Which waves arrive last after an earthquake occurs?

Which scale is used to rate the amount of damage or shaking based on people's observations?

What is a number that geologists assign to an earthquake based on its size?

What is the point on Earth's surface directly above the point where rock begins to move?

What is a large area of flat land high above sea level?

What kind of stress occurs when rock is pushed together and gets thicker in the middle?

What is an instrument that is used to measure and record seismic waves?

What is a downward bend in rock?

When a fault cuts through rock at an angle, what is the part that sits above the fault?

What is the point under Earth's surface where rock that was under stress begins to move?