When two tectonic plates get caught on each other ______ ______ builds up under the surface.
G6 Earthquakes

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Matt Yarroll
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
potential energy
strain energy
seismic energy
kinetic energy
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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The point where the strain energy builds up under the surface is called the _____.
epicenter
locus
focus
centerpoint
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When the strain energy is released suddenly, what will happen?
A volcano
A storm
A hurricane
An earthquake
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The point on the surface directly above the focus is called the ________.
focus
centerpoint
epicenter
locus
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What kind of wave spreads out from the epicenter of the earthquake?
sound
radiation
seismic
micro
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the name of the smaller earthquakes that happen after a larger one?
Afterquakes
Firstquakes
Aftershocks
Postquakes
7.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which tool do we use to measure the strength of an earthquake?
Seismometer
Earthquakograph
Shakeometer
Seismograph
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What unit does a seismograph measure earthquakes in?
Attitude
Magnitude
Longitude
Higitude
9.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
On which scale are earthquakes measured on?
The Wegener Scale
The Mackinder Scale
The Richter Scale
The de Fuca Scale
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