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Chapter 5: Earthquakes
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Earthquake
Focus
Epicenter
Seismic Waves
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an Earthquake?
Focus
Epicenter
Earthquake
Seismic waves
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The area beneath Earth's surface where rock that was under stress begins to break or move is called...
Focus
Epicenter
Earthquake
Seismic wave
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is point on the surface of Earth directly above the focus known as...
Focus
Epicenter
Earthquake
Seismic waves
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the name of the scale that rates the amount of shaking from an earthquake?
Seismograph
Richter scale
Modified Mercalli scale
Moment Magnitude
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which scale rates small earthquakes based on the size of the earthquake's waves as recorded by seismographs?
Seismograph
Richter Scale
Modified Mercalli Scale
Moment Magnitude
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The scale geologists use to rate the total energy an earthquake releases is known as the ...
Seismograph
Richter Scale
Modified Mercalli Scale
Moment Magnitude
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