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What are earthquakes on the moon called?
Moonquakes.
100
In which directions did the 8 dragon heads and toads face?
North, South, East, West, and intermediates.
100
Who created the seismoscope?
If answer has first or last name, it still counts.
Zhang Heng.(Chang Hêng).
100
What is the point directly above where an earthquake starts called?
The epicenter.
100
True or false: seismometers can only be used on the surface of the Earth.
False.
200
What was the name of the giant catfish in Japanese mythology that made earthquakes whenever it breathed?
Namazu.
200
What material was the seismoscope made out of?
1. Iron
2. Bronze
3. Silver
4. Gold
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Bronze.
200
What was Zhang Heng's hobby?
Writing poems.
200
To accurately locate an epicenter, how many minimum seismometer stations' data is required?
3.
200
What is a famous scale that is used to measure earthquake's strength? (In the slideshow).
The Richter Scale.
300
About how many earthquakes happen every year?
7 million.
300
What was the seismoscope decorated with? (3 things).
If you get 1 = 200
If you get 2 = 400
If you get 3 = 600
Mountains, birds, and turtles.
300
How many stars did Zhang Heng discover? (50-3,000).
About 2,500 stars.
300
What is the point directly underground where an earthquake starts called?
The hypocenter.
400
The 2015 Nepal earthquake cause Mount Everest to shrink by about how many inches?
2 inches.
400
How many dragon heads and toads did the seismoscope have?
8.
400
When and where was Zhang Heng born? (Time is from 50-200 C.E. If answer is within 60 years, it still counts).
If you get 1 = 200
If you get 2 = 400
Xi'e, Nanyang, in 78 C.E.
400
True or false: an earthquake with magnitude 9.6 has happened before.
False.
500
The 8.9 earthquake in Japan on March 11, 2011, accelerated the Earth’s rotation, shortening days by about how many seconds?
1.8 seconds.
500
When was the seimoscope created? (1-400 C.E).
If answer is within 60 years, it still counts.
132 C.E.
500
When and where did Zhang Heng die? (Time is from 100-400 C.E. If answer is within 60 years, it still counts).
If you get 1 = 200
If you get 2 = 400
Luoyang, in 139 C.E.
500
What is the term that describes the total amount of energy released by an earthquake?
Magnitude.