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| SCIENTIST WHO STUDIES EARTHQUAKES |
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| THE MEASURE OF ENERGY RELEASED BY AN EARTHQUAKE |
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| DEVICE USED TO MEASURE THE MAGNITUDE OF EARTHQUAKES |
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| CONVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARIES |
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| A REVERSE FAULT IS USUALLY FOUND AT WHICH TYPE OF PLATE BOUNDARY? |
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| AN AREA WHERE NO SEISMIC WAVES ARE DETECTED |
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| THE MODIFIED MERCALL SCALE DESCRIBES THE __________ OF AN EARTHQUAKE USING THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE IN A SPECIFIC LOCATION |
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| HUGE OCEAN WAVES CAUSED BY EARTHQUAKES, CAUSED WHEN A SUDDEN MOVEMENT OF THE OCEAN FLOOR PUSHES AGAINST THE WATER |
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| EXAMPLE OF A STRIKE SLIP FAULT |
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| EXAMPLE OF A REVERSE FAULT |
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