What causes an earthquake?

• Volcano

• tectonic plates that move against each other

• tidal waves

• tsunami

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The magnitude of an earthquake is measured by ......

• thermometer

• seismic waves

• richter scale

• mri

A _____________________ measures the height of seismic waves.

The highest magnitude of an earthquake was measured at ____.

• 9.5

• 8.8

• 4.6

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Tsunamis can move as fast as a ____________.

• airplane

• car

• sloth

• truck

There are two types of seismic waves. Body waves and ________ waves.

• tidal

• surface

• tsunami

• volcano

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Volcanos are mostly caused by _______________.

• explosions

• heat

• seismic waves

• lava

Tectonic plates are large pieces of Earth's _____________.

• garbage

• ocean

• crust

• center

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The hawaiian islands were formed by a __________________.

• volcano

• seismic activity

• monster

• landslide

Tsunami means "wave in the _____________."

• ocean

• water

• harbor

• boat