STUDENT EXPLORATION EARTHQUAKES 1
RECORDING STATION AND STUDENT
EXPLORATION 2026 ACTUAL EXAM PAPER
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ Earthquake. Answer: shaking from Earth's surface
◉ Epicenter. Answer: Point on Earth's surface directly above an
earthquake's focus
◉ Fault. Answer: a crack in the earth's crustwher the rocks on either
side have moved
◉ focus. Answer: the point within Earth where an earthquake
originates. Also known as the hypocenter.
◉ Primary wave. Answer: seismic wave that moves rock particles
back and forth in the same direction that the wave travels
◉ secondary wave. Answer: seismic wave that moves rock particles
at right angles to the direction of the wave
RECORDING STATION AND STUDENT
EXPLORATION 2026 ACTUAL EXAM PAPER
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ Earthquake. Answer: shaking from Earth's surface
◉ Epicenter. Answer: Point on Earth's surface directly above an
earthquake's focus
◉ Fault. Answer: a crack in the earth's crustwher the rocks on either
side have moved
◉ focus. Answer: the point within Earth where an earthquake
originates. Also known as the hypocenter.
◉ Primary wave. Answer: seismic wave that moves rock particles
back and forth in the same direction that the wave travels
◉ secondary wave. Answer: seismic wave that moves rock particles
at right angles to the direction of the wave
