What causes the ground to shake during an earthquake?
Earthquakes: Causes, Magnitude, and Impacts

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Heavy rainfall
Wind blowing across the surface
Seismic waves traveling through Earth's layers
Volcanic eruptions
2.
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Which scale is used to measure the strength of an earthquake?
Fujita scale
Beaufort scale
Saffir-Simpson scale
Richter magnitude scale
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What is the term for the point on Earth's surface directly above where an earthquake starts?
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Epicenter
Hypocenter
Fault line
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Which type of fault is associated with the strongest earthquakes?
Divergent faults
Convergent faults
Transform faults
Strike-slip faults
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What natural disaster can be triggered by an offshore earthquake?
Blizzard
Tsunami
Tornado
Hurricane
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