NCFE Science

1. What causes Earthquakes?

2. How do we measure earthquakes?

3. What is the Reichter scale?

4. What is a fault line?

5. What are the epicenter and focus and how are they different?

1. What are seismic waves ?

2. What are the different types of seismic waves?

3. Explain Primary waves and how they impact the earth during an earthquake?

4. Explain secondary waves and how they impact the environment and do they cause more damage than primary waves and why?

5. What are surface waves and how do they impact the land and people during an earthquake?