THIS IS Earths Interior Seismic Waves Faults Earthquake

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Earth’s Interior Seismic Waves Faults Earthquake More Seismic 100 100 100 200 200 200 300 300 300 400 400 400 500 500 500 Earthquake Destruction

How many layers does the Earth’s interior have? A 100

What is 4? A 100

What is the name of the layer of the Earth’s interior that comprised of liquid iron? A 200

What is the OUTER CORE? A 200

What is the name of the outer most layer of the Earth? A 300

What is the CRUST? A 300

Greek, meaning “without strength” A 400

What is the ASTHENOSPHERE? A 400

Name the components of the lithosphere A 500

What are the CRUST and UPPER MOST PART OF THE MANTLE? A 500

The three major seismic waves B 100

What are the PRIMARY, SECONDARY, and SURFACE WAVES B 100

Originates at the focus B 200

What are the PRIMARY and SECONDARY WAVES? B 200

The fastest moving seismic wave B 300

What is the PRIMARY WAVE? B 300

Cause the most damage B 400

What is the SURFACE WAVE? B 400

Does not travel through liquid B 500

What are SECONDARY WAVES? B 500

Define Fault C 100

What is THE SURFACE ALONG WHICH ROCKS BREAK AND MOVE? C 100

The point where rocks cannot bend anymore C 200

What is the ELASTIC LIMIT? C 200

Fault created from compressional force C 300

What is a REVERSE FAULT? C 300

DAILY Place A Wager DOUBLE C 400

The San Andreas is one C 400

What is a strike-slip fault C 400

The force behind a normal fault C 500

What is a TENSION FORCE? C 500

The point beneath the surface where the energy release occurs D 100

What is the FOCUS? D 100

Scientists who study earthquakes and seismic waves D 200

Who are SEISMOLOGISTS? D 200

Point on the Earth’s surface directly above an earthquake’s focus D 300

What is the EPICENTER? D 300

State with the most earthquake’s each year D 400

What is ALASKA? D 400

Famous Quake of 1906 D 500

What is the San Francisco Quake? D 500

Difference in arrival time between primary and secondary waves help scientists locate this E 100

What is the EPICENTER? E 100

Number of seismograph station readings needed to locate an earthquake epicenter E 200

What is 3? E 200

Zone where no seismic waves reach E 300

What is the SHADOW ZONE? E 300

Moves through the Earth by causing particles in rocks to vibrate at right angles to the direction of the wave E 400

What is a SECONDARY WAVE? E 400

A Yugoslavian scientist discovered this boundary line from seismic wave studies E 500

What is the MOHO DISCONTINUITY? E 500

Measure of the energy released by an earthquake F 100

What is MAGNITUDE? F 100

Measures local intensity on one kind of seismograph F 200

What is the RICHTER SCALE? F 200

Earthquakes under the sea causes a sudden movement of the ocean floor F 300

What is a TSUNAMI? F 300

Depends on strength and size of fault movement F 400

What is MOMENT MAGNITUDE? F 400

For each increase of 1. 0 on the Richter scale, the amplitude of the largest surface waves is this F 500

What is 10 times greater? F 500

The Final Jeopardy Category is: Earthquake Measurement Click on screen to begin

The amount of energy released for every 1. 0 increase on the Richter scale Click on screen to continue

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