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An Earthquake scientist
What is seismologist
100
The name for when all the continents were stuck together.
What is Pangea?
100
this is a scientific scale used to measure earthquakes from 1-10
What is Richter?
100
the instrument used to measure earthquakes
What is a siesmograph?
100
how can you make a building earthquake-proof?
Use criss cross bars, strong foundations, the lower the better, building must be able to sway, use wood not bricks and mortar, etc
200
The type of wave that moves the fastest and through solids and liquids
What is P wave
200
What is the term for how the continents moved apart?
What is continental drift?
200
what happens when two plates rub together?
What is an earthquake?
200
The mission fault line is an example of a ?
What is normal fault?
200
How many seismograph stations are needed to find the distance to a quake?
What is one
300
The outer core is what state of matter
What is liquid
300
an underwater earthquake that causes a big wave
What is a tsunami?
300
Magnitude is the measure of an earthquakes?
What is energy released
300
How much more magnitude is a 7 compared to a 5?
33 squared.
300
Primary waves move by these forces
What is compression and tension?
400
The orgin of the earthquake below ground
What is focus
400
the place where two plates meet.
What is a fault line?
400
what would a 3.0 earthquake be like?
little to no damage. barely felt
400
Which building would be safer: a tall wooden barn or a small bricken house
What is a small wooden house?
400
Liquefaction would most likely occur here
What is loose sediment or fill?
500
This formed quake lake
What is a landslide
500
the place in the South Pacific where a lot of earthquakes/ volcanic activity/ tsunamis happen
What is the Ring of Fire?
500
Surface waves move out from the __ of an earthquake.
Epicenter
500
The most powerful earthquake in the U.S. occurred in?
What is a Anchorage?
500
the scale that measures how much damage an earthquake creates
What is the Mercalli Scale?