Earthquakes 1
Earthquakes 2
Earthquakes 3
Earthquakes 4
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What is the center, or focus of an earthquake?
a. fault line
b. epicenter
c. seismograph
epicenter
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When tectonic plates move we feel
an earthquake
100
Tectonic plates are _____ in motion
always/constant
100
Earthquakes are almost impossible to...
Predict
200
Animals have weird behavior prior to an earthquake
True
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What is another word for earthquake, along with tremors, quakes and shakes?
a. seismic activity
b. oceans
c. rivers
seismic activity
200
A ................ will record the earthquake on a piece of paper
a. seismometer
b. thermostat
c. thermometer
seismometer
200
How do the plates move? Fast, slow, or medium?
Slow
300
Name one of the 2 types of plates
a. oceanic
b. continental
c. pacific
Oceanic and continental
300
what does the magnitude scale go up to,
a. 5-10
b. 1-10
c. 2-6
1-10
300
Name one way to help a building during an earthquake.
Shock absorber or Retrofitting
300
What does constraint mean?
a. restriction
b. movement
c. roof
restriction
400
What is the most likely place to feel an earthquake?
a. near the pacific ocean
b. near tectonic plate boundaries
c. near Arkansas
If you live near tectonic plate boundaries;
400
What is the top layer of Earth?
a. crust
b. fault line
c. earthquake
crust
400
How long do most earthquakes last?
a. 1 minute
b. more than 30 secs
c. less than 30 secs.
less than 30 secs
400
What is earth's crust made of?
Tectonic plates
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What are cracks in the rocks below the earth's surface?
a. aftershock
b. epicenter
c. fault line
Fault Line
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What damage can earthquakes do?
Destroy houses, bridges, railroad tracks and buildings
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who created the original magnitude scale
a. Charles. F Richter
b. Dr. Childers
c. Mrs. Shipman
Charles F. Richter
500
When does the aftershock occur?
After an earthquake