Earthquakes!!

Which type of seismic wave arrive by compressing and expanding the ground?

What is stress that pushes a mass of rock in two opposite directions called?

In a fault, what is the name of the part that lies below the other part?

What is the best way to protect yourself during an earthquake?

What's another name for S waves?

In a strike-slip fault, how do the rocks on either side of the fault slip past each other?

What's the name of the rating system that estimates the total energy released by an earthquake?

What type of earthquake wave can travel through both liquids and solids?

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

The Earth's crust at Owens Valley, California is under tension.  What does this result in?

Months after a large earthquake, what can cause damage to the area?

When plate movements store energy in the rock faults, what is the result?

Which scale would tell how much earthquake damage was done to homes and other building?

Why can't geologists predict earthquakes?

The Coast Guard is warning of a giant wave approaching the shore after an earthquake. This is a

What is a fold in rock that bends upward into an arch is called?

Which device is most like a carpenter's level?

What causes most earthquake-related deaths and injuries?

What's a building called if it's designed to reduce the amount of energy during an earthquake?

What forms when the land between two normal faults moves upward?

What's a device that uses wire stretched across a fault to measure horizontal ground movement?

In what direction do seismic waves carry the energy of an earthquake?

What does a seismograph record?

Why is the risk of earthquakes is high along the Pacific coast of the United States?

What happens when friction between opposite sides of a fault is high?

What is the point beneath Earth's surface where rock breaks and triggers an earthquake?

Which type of stress force produces reverse faults?

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

What monitors both vertical and horizontal movements along a fault?

How do surface waves compare to P waves and S waves?