Earthquake Flashcard Review

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What scale rates earthquakes based on the amount of damage done?

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Mercalli Scale

Front

True or False: Earthquakes happen every day, but most are too small for humans to notice.

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True

Front

What measures the magnitude or size of an earthquake?

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Richter scale

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What is a large ocean wave that results from an underwater earthquake, landslide, or volcanic eruption?

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Tsunami

Front

What is created by earthquakes that occur on the ocean floor?

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Tsunamis

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

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Epicenter

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What is the term for the shaking of the surface of the Earth resulting from a sudden release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere?

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Earthquake

Front

What is the name of the scale that quantifies the energy released by an earthquake?

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Moment Magnitude Scale

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What is the term for smaller earthquakes that occur in the same area after a larger earthquake?

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Aftershocks

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What geological feature is formed by the movement of tectonic plates during an earthquake?

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Fault