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Describe Magnitude 1-3

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100

Describe Intensity I, II, III respectively

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100

Show what to do during an earthquake.

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100

How are faults formed?

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100

Differentiate P waves from S waves

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200

What magnitude is often felt; no damage?

Magnitude 3-4

200

Describe Intensity IV, V and VI respectively

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200

What to do before an earthquake?

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200

Describe the three types of stress.

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200

What are the layers of the Earth?


Inner Core, Outer Core, Mantle, Crust

300

Describe the effects of Magnitude 5-6

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300

Describe Intensity VII, VIII respectively

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300

What to do after an earthquake?

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300

Compare Normal Fault and Reverse Fault.

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300

What information do seismic waves give you about Earth's interior?

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400

What magnitude is considered a major earthquake?

Magnitude 7

400

Compare Intensity IX and X.

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400

What is the difference between a focus and the epicenter of an earthquake?

The Focus is the point underground where the seismic energy is released while the Epicenter is the point on Earth's surface directly above the focus. 

400

Describe Strike-slip Fault

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400

Compare active and inactive faults.

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500

What is the difference between Magnitudes 8 and 9?

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500

What is the difference between Magnitude and Intensity

Magnitude describes the total amount of energy that was released by the earthquake at the focus while Intensity describes the strength of an earthquake based on its effects on people, structures, and objects.

500

Why do shallow-focus earthquakes cause greater damage than deep-focus earthquakes?

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500

Describe Oblique-slip Fault

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500

When do tsunamis occur?

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