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The name for when all the continents were stuck together.
What is Pangaea.
this is a scale used to measure earthquakes
What is seismograph.
the instrument used to measure earthquakes
What is seismograph.
What is the strongest wave read on the seismograph?
What is surface wave?
What is the term for how the continents moved apart?
What is continental drift.
what happens when two plates rub together?
What is an earthquake.
Where is the Ring of Fire?
What is the Pacific?
What is the first wave read on seismograph?
What is primary wave.
an underwater earthquake that causes a big wave
What is tsunami.
The region in the Pacific with alot of earthquake activity.
What is the Ring of Fire.
what would a 6.0 earthquake be like?
some damage to buildings. felt by most people.
What is surface wave.
Fault that makes California an area of high risk for earthquakes.
what would a 3.0 earthquake be like?
little to no damage. barely felt
Name three types of faults.
What is reverse, normal and strike slip.
This type of wave travels up and down.
What is Secondary Wave.
the place where two plates meet.
How do we know the continents were once connected?
similar biomes, the shape fits together, similar animals, etc
What is reverse fault.
Out of all the states in the U.S.A, which state is in high danger of experiencing an earthquake?
What is California.