Earthquakes and Volcanoes Practice Test

Earthquakes are the vibrations in the ground that result from severe storms. _______________

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Breaks in Earth's lithosphere are called fractures. _______________

The forces that move tectonic plates also move rocks along the fault. _______________

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In a strike-slip fault, two blocks of rock slide horizontally past each other. _______________

Most earthquakes occur in the centers of continents. _______________

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The larger the force applied to a fault, the smaller the chance of a large earthquake. _______________

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The Modified Mercalli scale uses the amount of ground motion at a given distance from an earthquake to determine magnitude. _______________

Secondary seismic waves cause rocks to vibrate in the same direction waves travel. _______________

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people who study earthquakes

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graphical illustration of earthquake waves

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