Earthquakes

How do earthquakes effect the Earth?
What is an Earthquake?
Moisture condensed from the atmosphere that falls visibly in separate drops.
Movements of the ground that are caused by sudden release of energy when rocks along a fault move
Combustion or burning, in which substances combine chemically with oxygen from the air and typically give out bright light, heat, and smoke.
What is the epicenter?
The center of the Earth
The point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's starting point, focus
The center of the Moon
 
 
What are the vibrations called that occur when rocks release energy?
Seismic waves
Shaking waves
Rattling waves
Rotating direction waves
What are Shadow zones?
The location where there are many fault lines
The location where most earthquakes occur
The location on Earth's surface where no body wave from a particular earthquake can be detected
At some plate boundaries, regions of numerous, closely spaced faults are called?
Fault zones
Fault areas
Fault lines
S wave stands for?
Secondary wave
Strong wave
Silent wave
P waves stand for?
Protection waves
Pre waves
Primary waves
What was your favorite part about learning about Earthquakes?
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