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Earthquakes Quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| S waves shear (move) rock | up and down |
| The epicenter of an earthquake is the center of the earthquake. You draw it by... | drawing a bullseye around the origin of the earthquake |
| The fastest seismic waves are | P waves |
| What type of wave can travel through solids, liquids, and gases? | P waves |
| The slowest seismic waves are | S waves |
| S waves can't travel through | liquids |
| Which earthquake waves arrive first? | P waves |
| Which earthquakes waves arrive second? | S waves |
| What causes a tsunami? | Earthquakes under the ocean |
| deformation is another way to say something... | changes shape |
| What causes earthquakes? | rocks along a fault catch and build up energy, they finally slip and move and release all of the energy in one burst |
| Why do earthquakes take place along tectonic boundaries? |