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Key Concepts


earthquake _damage_NOAA_rshad.jpgThe following are key concepts that you should be familiar with after reading and studying Chapter 14: Earthquakes and Earth's Interior. To evaluate your understanding of any of the key concepts, select the corresponding Concept Quiz from the Selection Bar and answer the questions provided.


  1. Earthquake basics.

  2. "Seismology" and locating earthquakes.

  3. Measuring the size of earthquakes.

  4. Destruction from earthquakes, and earthquake prediction.

  5. Earth's structure as revealed by seismic waves.

  6. Earth's major layers.




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