Earthquakes

Vocabulary
focus epicenter seismic wave
magnitude intensity tsunami

Study Guide

What causes earthquakes?
Describe the 3 kinds of earthquake faults.
Describe primary waves, secondary waves, and surface waves. Include motion, speed and if it will travel through liquids.
Explain how scientists find the epicenter of an earthquake.
What is the Richter Scale?
Name the California earthquake fault that is also a plate boundary. What is the name of the two tectonic plates?