Earthquakes

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What is an earthquake?

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When tectonic plates move against each other causing the earth to move.

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The hypocenter is called the focus. True, Sometimes, Only with a convergent earthquake., False

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False

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The epicenter of the earthquake is below the focus.

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False the epicenter is above the focus.

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This earthquake is......? Options: Convergent, Transform, Divergent, Rift Zone

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Convergent

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This earthquake is......? Options: Convergent, Transform, Divergent, Rift Zone

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Divergent

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This earthquake is......? Options: Convergent, Transform, Divergent, Rift Zone

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Transform

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This earthquake is forming a ......?

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Rift Zone

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Waves move out through the ground from the ..........

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hypocenter

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What is the machine called that measures earthquakes? Options: A seismoscale, A seismoshake, A seismograph, A magnatuide scale

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A seismograph

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Who developed the procedure used to measure the size of an earthquake?

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Charles Richter