Test

Let's get studying! This website has helpful practice problems. Try the "Earthquakes, Interior" test.

• Know how to...

• read an earthquake damage map

• determine why speed changes with seismic waves through the earths interior.

• use page 11 of the RT

• determine the cause of earthquakes and identify where they are more likely to occur

• locate the epicenter of an earthquake

• use a seismogram to identify the time the p-wave and s-wave arrive

• identify the cause of a tsunami

• identify what determines the magnitude of an earthquake

• understand p-wave and s-wave movements and limitations

• stay safe in the event of a tsunami and earthquake