Measuring Earthquakes

The magnitude of an earthquake is measured by an instrument called

• a digital scale

• a seismogram

• a seismograph

• kilogram

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

• Plates

• Crust

• Earthquakes

• Volcanoes

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What scale is used to measure Earthquakes?

• Richter Scale

• Saffir-Simpson Scale

• Fujita Scale

• Seismoscale

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The strongest earthquake will be a category _____.

• 1

• 5

• 10

• 20

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

• Seismics

• Seismos

• Seismographs

• Richter Scales

What is the beginning point of an earthquake?

• focus

• epicenter

• tsunami

• lithosphere

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What are the vibrations of energy flowing from the focus?

• epicenter

• tsunami

• focus

• seismic waves

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

• tsunami

• seismic wave

• epicenter

• focus

The strength of an earthquake's seismic waves...

• epicenter

• magnitude

• tsunami

• focus

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Moves in a straight path with a push-and-pull motion are what type of earthquake wave?

• rayleigh wave

• S wave

• P wave

• love wave