Earthquake by Seymour Simon

Most earthquakes take place in the?

• Earth's crust

• plates

• San Andreas Fault

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Weaker shocks after an earthquake are called?

• quakes

• afternoon

• aftershocks

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Which city did we not read about an earthquake and its damage?

• Anchorage, Alaska

• Seattle, Washington

• Mexico City, Mexico

• San Francisco, California

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Four of the five earthquakes that occur in the world happen here?

• Japan

• California

• Pacific Ring of Fire

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In the United States over half of the earthquakes that occur happen here?

• Washington

• Oregon

• California

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An earthquake's magnitude is?

• the reading on the Richter scale

• a tsunami

• amount of energy an earthquake releases

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Earthquake formed sea waves?

• tidal waves

• tsunamis

• immense

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In places where water is close to the surface, sandy layers turn into?

• tsunamis

• quicksand

• soil

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This can help lessen earthquake damage?

• Build on sand

• proper building design

• Build near faults

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The focus of an earthquake is?

• where the tsunami does the most damage.

• where rocks shift during an earthquake.

• amount of energy an earthquake releases.

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