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  • Q1

    It is an instrument that records seismic waves.

    scrambled://seismograph

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  • Q2

    It is a break in the Earth’s crust and along the break significant movement has taken place.

    scrambled://fault

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  • Q3

    It is a measurement of the magnitude of an earthquake

    scrambled://Richter Scale

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  • Q4

    It is the technique use to locate the epicenter of an earthquake.

    scrambled://triangulation

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  • Q5

    It is a type of stress that squeezes rock, forcing it to break or fold.

    scrambled://compression

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  • Q6

    It is a sudden tremor or movement in the rocks of the Earth’s crust.

    scrambled://earthquake

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  • Q7

    It is a type of seismic waves that move along the surfaceof the Earth.

    scrambled://surface waves

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  • Q8

    It is a dip-slip fault in which the hanging wall moved downward relative to the footwall. 

    scrambled://normal fault

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  • Q9

    It is a record written by a seismograph in response to ground motions produced by an earthquake, explosion, or other ground-motion sources.

    scrambled://seismogram

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  • Q10

    It is the point on the Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake.

    scrambled://epicenter

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  • Q11

    It is the measurement of the amount of energy released by an earthquake.

    scrambled://magnitude

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  • Q12

    Vibrations that carry the energy released during an earthquake.

    scrambled://seismic waves

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  • Q13

    It is a large ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake.

    scrambled://tsunami

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  • Q14

    It is the origin of the earthquake.

    scrambled://focus

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  • Q15

    It gives us an idea of how strong or weak the shaking  is during an earthquake.

    scrambled://intensity

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