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| Stress that pulls and stretches rock is called? |
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| Which type of fault is caused by compression? |
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| A large area of flat land that has been lifted up above sea level is a(an)? |
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| Seismic waves that move rocks up and down like a wave in a rope are called? |
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| Which scale is based on the amount of damage an earthquake does? |
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| The place inside Earth where an earthquake starts is the? |
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| When an earthquake occurs, data from one seismograph can tell you? |
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| How far away the epicenter is |
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| A creep meter measures how far the sides of a fault have? |
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| Moved in opposite directions |
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| Where in the United States is there a high risk of earthquakes? |
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| A huge ocean wave caused by an earthquake is called a? |
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| The stress that pushes rocks in opposite directions is? |
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| The stress that causes folding is? |
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| The point on the surface directly above the focus of an earthquake is the? |
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| A fold in the crust that bends downward into a valley is a(an)? |
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| The process in which shaking turns soft soil into mud is? |
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| True/False : Stress adds energy to rocks. |
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| True/False : S waves are the fastest seismic waves. |
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| True/False : When seismic waves reach a fault, they bounce off the fault. |
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| True/False : Earthquakes are most likely at faults along the boundary between two plates. |
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| True/False : One of the causes of earthquake damage is liquefaction. |
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| What is the force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume? |
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| The amount of space a rock takes up is its? |
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List the three types of stress that occur in Earth's crust.
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| Compression, Tension, And Shearing |
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| What type of stress causes the crust to become thinner? |
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| True/False : A strike-slip fault that forms the boundary between two plates is called a convergent boundary. |
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| What determines where and how much the ground shakes? |
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| True/False : A house built on solid rock will shake more during and earthquake than a house built on sandy soil. |
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| The process in which an earthquake's violent shaking turns loose, soft soil into liquid mud is called ___________. This process is likely to occur where the soil is full of __________. |
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| An earthquake that occurs after a larger earthquake in the same area is referred to as a(n)? |
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| Large ocean waves usually caused by strong earthquakes below the ocean floor are called? |
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| What is the main danger to people during an earthquake? |
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| Falling objects and flying glass |
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| True/False : If no desk or table is available, you should crouch against an outside wall. |
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| True/False : If you are outdoors during an earthquake, you should move under a tree or building. |
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| How can tall furniture be prevented from tipping over in an earthquake? |
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| How can bedroom sbe made safer during an earthquake? |
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| Removing objects away from on top or near your bed and move your bed away from windows |
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| How can a brick or wood-frame building be modified to help it withstand an earthquake? |
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| Adding plywood, reinforcing |
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| What can be done when a new home is being built to help prevent damage caused by liquefaction? |
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| How does a base-isolated building reduce the amount of energy that reaches the building during an earthquake? |
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| How can earthquakes cause fire and flooding? |
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| Because Gas and Water pipes to break |
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| A force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume. |
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| Stress that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks. |
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| Stress that pushes masses of rock in opposite directions, in a sideways movement. |
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| A type of fault where the hanging wall slides downward ; caused by tension in the crust. |
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| The block of rock that forms the upper half of a fault. |
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| The block of rock that forms the lower half of a fault. |
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| A type of fault where the hanging wall slides upward ; caused by compression in the crust. |
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| A type of fault in which rocks on either side move past each other sideways with little up or down motion |
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| An upward fold in rock formed by compression of Earth's crust. |
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| A downward fold in rock formed by compression in Earth's crust. |
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| A large area of flat land elevated high above sea level. |
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| The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface. |
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| The point beneath Earth's surface where rock breaks under stress and causes an Earthquake. |
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| The point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquakes focus. |
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| A type of seismic wave that compresses and expands the ground. |
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| A type of seismic wave that moves the ground up and down or side to side. |
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| A type of seismic wave that forms when P waves and S waves reach Earth's surface. |
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| A scale that rates earthquakes according to intensity and how much damage they cause at a particular place. |
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| The measurement of an earthquakes strength based on seismic waves and movement along faults. |
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| that rates an earthquakes magnitude based on the size of its seismic waves. |
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| A device that records ground movements caused by seismic waves as they move through Earth. |
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| A scale that rates earthquakes by estimating the total energy released by an earthquake. |
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| The record of an earthquakes seismic waves produced by a seismograph. |
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| The force that opposes the motion of 1 surface as it moves across another. |
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| The process in which an earthquakes violent movement suddenly turns loose soil into mud. |
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| An earthquake that occurs after a larger earthquake in the same area. |
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| A large wave produced by an earthquake on the ocean floor. |
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| A building mounted on bearings designed to absorb the energy of an earthquake. |
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| In the space provided, write Richter scale or Mercalli scale if the description refers to it : Based on the height of the lines traced by a seismograph. |
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| In the space provided, write Richter scale or Mercalli scale if the description refers to it : Describes the strength of an earthquake. |
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| Describes the amount of damage an earthquake causes. |
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| An earthquake with an intensity of Roman Numural 12. |
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| An earthquake with a magnitude of 8.5. |
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| Write true if the statement is true and if the statement is false rewrite the word or words in the sentance to make the statement true : The paper record of a seismic event is called a SEISMOGRAPH. |
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| Write true if the statement is true and if the statement is false rewrite the word or words in the sentance to make the statement true : Far from shore a large ship might ride over a seismic sea wave without anyone noticing it. |
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