What is the point underground where the earthquake begins and seismic waves

are propagated (created).

Epicenter
Breaking Point
Focus
Ground Zero

What do you call molten rock under the earth's crust?

melted rock
magma
lava
pumice

What is molten rock called after it break through an opening in the Earth's crust?
Magma
Melted rock
Pumice
Lava
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 Where are most the worlds most active volcanoes located?

At divergent boundaries, the Great Rift Valley in East Africa
At convergent boundaries around the Pacific Plate, the Ring of Fire
Where plates slide past one another, San Andreas Fault
Where two continental plates collide, Himalayas

What are the fastest seismic waves, they arrive at the seismograph first and move
the ground side to side?
P waves
T waves
S waves
Q waves

Why do earthquakes usually occur at plate boundaries?

The rock on the edges of tectonic plates is soft and gives in easily to various pressures
Rock in environments near tectonic plate boundaries experience great stress
The boundaries between tectonic plates have been seismically active for millions of
years
Rockin environments near tectonic p late boundaries experience little stress

What do you call the location directly above the focus of an earthquake where
major damage is likely?
focus
epicenter
hotspot
fault

What drives tectonic plate movement? 

gravity
coriolis effect
convection currents
the earth's magnetic core

Which of the following sequences correctly lists the different arrivals from first to
last?

P waves ... S waves .... Surface waves

Surface waves ... P waves .... S waves

P waves ... Surface waves ... S waves

S waves ... P waves .... Surface waves

How do rock particles move during the passage of a P wave through the rock?

back and forth parallel to the direction of wave travel

back and forth perpendicular to the direction of wave travel

in a rolling circular motion

the particles do not move

 Point A, where slip initiated during the earthquake, is called the ________.

dip

epicenter

focus

scarp

 Point B is called the earthquake ________.

dip

epicenter

focus

scarp

 Point C is called the _________

epicenter

fault scarp

seismic wave

dip of the earthquake