Earthquake Questions

1. Where do earthquakes generally occur? (p.140)

• Along all of America

• Along plate boundaries

• At divergent boundaries

• At convergent boundaries

Why do earthquakes rarely occur in the middle of a plate? (p. 141)

• science

• Tsunamis cause rock to likely to move

• Plates interact at the edges and rock is likely to move

• Erosion causes earthquakes as rock is broken down

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What are earthquakes a result of? (p.141)

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4. Which method of measuring earthquakes uses a number scale? (p.142-145)

• Richter Scale

• Modified Mercalli Scale

• Moment Magnitude Scale

4. Which method of measuring earthquakes uses new tech? (p.142-145)

• Richter Scale

• Modified Mercalli Scale

• Moment Magnitude Scale

4. Which method of measuring earthquakes uses a description of the damage? (p.142-145)

• Richter Scale

• Modified Mercalli Scale

• Moment Magnitude Scale

6. What is pancaking? (p. 150)

   Upper floors _____ and collapse

7. What are some examples of structural failures? (p.150)

   Buildings ____ and collapse

8. What is liquefaction? (p. 152)

• rapid downhill movement of soil, rocks, and boulders

• a large ocean wave cause by an underwater earthquake

• wet soil acts like a liquid, building sink

• plate boundaries

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9. What is a landslide? (p. 152)

• rapid downhill movement of soil, rocks, and boulders

• a large ocean wave cause by an underwater earthquake

• wet soil acts like a liquid, building sink

• plate boundaries

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