earthquakes

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What is the epicenter of an earthquake?

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The point on the surface directly above the focus

Front

Which travels fastest, always being the first detected by seismic stations?

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P waves

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An instrument that detects and measures earthquakes is a

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seismograph

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Earthquakes under the water can cause _________________________________.

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tsunamis

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A tracing of earthquake motion that is created by a seismograph. This can be on a huge sheet of paper, shows P-waves.

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Seimogram

Front

Many earthquakes happen along the borders of...

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Tetonic Plates

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The Richter scale measures:

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the strength of an earthquake

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The farther a seismic station is from an earthquake, a person will notice that the time between P and S waves

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Increases

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The place where an earthquake originates inside the Earth's surface is called...

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Focus

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Which city is closest to the epicenter? Options: A, B, C

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B