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SCIENCE: C.7.2
earthquakes and valcanoes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is a crack in earths crust where movement takes place? | fault |
| what are shock waves sent out from the earths shaking crust? | seismic waves |
| the violent shaking of earths crust is known asan: | earthquake |
| hte measured amount of energy released by an earthquke as given on the richter scale is its: | magnitude |
| the what of an earthquake is the point underground where the faulting occurs | focus |
| the pointon earths surface directly above an earthquakes focus is called the | epicenter |
| magma is called ________ once it reaches earths surface | lava |
| true or false: the |