Earthquakes

41. Which of the following is a type of earthquake that occurs due to the movement of tectonic plates?
a) Volcanic earthquake
b) Man-made earthquake
c) Tectonic earthquake
d) Oceanic earthquake

42. Which of the following waves are responsible for the most damage during an earthquake?
a) P-waves
b) S-waves
c) Surface waves
d) Rayleigh waves

43. The point on the Earth’s surface directly above the point where an earthquake originates is called the:
a) Focus
b) Epicenter
c) Seismograph
d) Richter scale

45. The Richter scale is used to measure:
a) The intensity of an earthquake
b) The duration of an earthquake
c) The frequency of an earthquake
d) The magnitude of an earthquake