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The name for when all the continents were stuck together.
What is Pangea?
100
this is a scale used to measure earthquakes
What is Richter or Mercalli?
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
What is the term for how the continents move apart?
What is continental drift?
200
what happens when two plates move or converge on one another?
What is an earthquake?
200
The region known as the Ring of Fire is found along this area?
What is the Pacific Plate?
200
This region is a divergent plate boundary where many earthquakes occur and separates Europe from North America
What is the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?
300
A giant ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake.
What is a tsunami?
300
the region in the south pacific with a lot of earthquake activity
What is the Ring of Fire?
300
what would a 6.0 earthquake be like?
some damage to buildings. felt by most people.
300
Scientists infer that the outer core is composed of a liquid based on this information.
What is the S-wave?
400
The place where two lithospheric 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 brick sky scraper or a small wooden house
What is a small wooden house?
400
Name one place in the US that has a lot of earthquakes
What is the San Andreas Fault in California?
500
the location along the margin of the Pacific plate where earthquake and volcanic activity occur.
What is the Ring of Fire?
500
Similar rock formations, shapes of coast line that fit together like a puzzle, and same species found on different continents.
What is the evidence for continental drift?
500
islands that form in an arc shape in the ocean?
What is a volcanic island?
500
the scale that measures how much damage an earthquake creates
What is the Mercalli Scale?