Earthquakes

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What scale is used to measure Earthquakes?

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Richter Scale

Front

How do scientists find out the intensity and duration of Earthquakes?

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Seismographs

Front

What do we call the continuously moving parts of Earth's crust?

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Plates

Front

The magnitude of an earthquake is measured by an instrument called?

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a seismograph

Front

What do we call the place where two tectonic plates meet?

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Fault

Front

What is the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake?

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Epicenter

Front

What is the term for the shaking of the Earth's surface caused by an earthquake?

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Seismic waves

Front

What is the focus of an earthquake?

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The point within the Earth where the earthquake originates.

Front

What is a tectonic plate?

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A large slab of Earth's lithosphere that moves and interacts with other plates.

Front

What is the difference between the Richter scale and the moment magnitude scale?

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The Richter scale measures the amplitude of seismic waves, while the moment magnitude scale measures the total energy released by an earthquake.