True or False
Vocabulary
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100
Earthquakes begin at place deep underground called the focus.
True
100
huge powerful wave of water created when an earthquake strikes the bottom of the ocean
tsunami
100
What is the Ring of Fire?
A chain of volcanoes that surrounds the Pacific Ocean. This is where plates collide, so volcanoes form.
200
Few earthquakes occur in the Ring Of Fire.
False
200
scientists who study earthquakes
seismologists
300
Earthquakes are not very powerful or destructive.
False.
300
amount of damage an earthquake causes
magnitude
400
Most faults occur where the edges of 4 plates meet.
False.
400
describes the power of an earthquake using a set of numbers
Richter scale
400
What is the difference between an earthquake that measures 2 or 3 on the Richter scare and an earthquake that measures 8 or 9 on the Richter scale?
An earthquake that measures a magnitude of 2 or 3 on the Richter scale doesn't do much damage and you can hardly feel it. A 8 or 9 causes much damage to people's houses, towns, and cities.
500
Where the Earth's plates meet, earthquakes are most likely to occur.
True.
500
smaller quake that follows a big earthquake
aftershock
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