Tectonic Forces
Faults and Joints
Earth Waves and Seismology
Earthquake DVD
McDonalds Food
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How might Students like you help provide earthquake Warnings?
By using your skills with technology. Also by getting earthquake warning software for your computer.
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(True or False) Pumping Groundwater out of a formation containing an active fault could result in a more serve earthquake?
True
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(True or False) Because of the movement of seismic waves, scientists believe the core of the earth may be partly liquid.
True.
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How Deep can an earthquake take place? A. Up to 5 Miles B. Several hundred miles down. C. Up to 50 Miles
B. Several hundred miles down.
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Big Mac
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(True or False) Many geologists believe that it is gravity that ultimately drives sea-floor spreading.
True
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What kind of fault is the san andreas fault?
Strike-slip fault
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What kind of instrument detects and transmits earth wave data?
A seismometer.
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How Big was the largest earthquake ever recorded? A. Magnitude 7 B. Magnitude 10.9 C. Magnitude 9.5
C. Magnitude 9.5
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Egg McMuffin
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What is an Earthquake? A. A series of HIGH-FREQUENCY shock waves passing through the earth. B. A series of LOW-FREQUENCY shock waves passing through the earth.
B. A series of LOW-FREQUENCY shock waves passing through the earth. (Hint: Think the bass in music (Low-frequency sounds) makes the car shake.)
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Name the two angular measurements.
Strike and Dip
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What is the most basic part of a seismic instrument?
A Mass
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Which city was devastated by an earthquake a few years before a volcanic eruption destroyed it? A. Pompeii B. Shaanxi C. New Madrid
A. Pompeii
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McRib
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What is happening at convergent tectonic boundaries?
The plates are moving towards each other.
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Where on the earth do most earthquakes start?
Faults
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What part of the earth can S-Waves not pass through?
The core.
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How much bigger is a magnitude 4 earthquake then a magnitude 1? A. Four Times B. A hundred Times C. A Thousand Times
C. A Thousand Times
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Double Quarter Pounder with cheese
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What is stress defined as? What type of stress is most likely to cause an earthquake.
Stress is a force exerted within or on a material. Shear stress
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What is the difference between a joint and a fault?
A joint is a crack when there is no movement of the rock. A fault is a crack when there is movement in the rock.
500
Name the 3 types of waves.
P-Waves, S-Waves, and Surface Waves
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What was seriously affected by the 1999 Taiwan earthquake? A. The computer Industry B. The Financial Industry C. The Insurance Industry
A. The computer Industry
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Land, Sea, and Air Burger.
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