Earthquake Risks

How does the Richter Magnitude Scale calculate its measurements?

• Eyewitnesses

• Amount of damage caused

• The amount of time the earthquake lasted

• The strength of the seismic waves recorded by a seismograph machine.

Richter Scale and Moment Magnitude are similar in that they measure

• energy of the earthquake

• liquefaction

• landslides

• none of the above

Strong earthquakes can ruin tall buildings and destroy roads and houses.

• True

• False

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Earthquakes, Tsunamis, and Floods are

• Atmospheric hazards

• Risks

• Geological hazards

• Other hazards

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Which feature is created by all 3 types of plate boundaries.

• Earthquakes

• Mountains

• Subduction Zones

• Volcanoes

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Which scale rates earthquakes based on the amount of damage done?

• Mercalli Intensity Scale

• Richter Magnitude Scale

• Seismogram Shakey Scale

• Bernoulli Scale

________ is responsible for most of the damage buildings suffer during earthquakes.

• Ground shaking

• High winds

• Heavy rainfall

• Lightning strikes

What natural hazard is commonly associated with the San Andreas Fault as shown on the map?

• Volcanic eruption

• Earthquake

• Tsunami

• Tornado

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What causes tsunamis as described in the lesson on earthquake risks?

• Volcanic eruptions under the sea

• Sudden movement of the ocean floor due to an earthquake

• Heavy rainfall and flooding

• Strong coastal winds

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

• True

• False

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