Transcript Earthquake

Earthquake
Review Game
1) What type of fault is this?
2) What type of stress causes it?
3) What type of boundary is
associated with it?
4) What type of fault is it?
5) What type of stress is
associated with it?
6) What type of boundary is
associated with it?
7) What type of fault is it?
8) What type of stress is
associated with it?
9) What type of boundary is
associated with it?
10) When friction is high, what
happens in a fault?
11) How does the speed of
surface waves compare to P &
S waves?
12) Most earthquake related
injuries are caused by what?
13) What is a giant wave caused
by an earthquake?
14) A device that uses wire
stretched across a fault to
measure horizontal movement
of the ground is called a
____________
15) The land between two normal
faults may be uplifted to form
a _______________
16) How many seismograph
stations are required to locate
an earthquake’s epicenter?
17) The difference in arrival time
between the “P” & the “S”
waves allows you to calculate
what?
18) A mountainous area has
________ relief and ________
elevation.
19) The buildup of stress adds
_____________ to the rocks.
20) Why can’t geologists predict
earthquakes accurately?