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Practice 586
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the capitol of Nebraska? | Lincoln |
| Cracks in the earth where rock is crushed and bent | fault lines |
| Area around the Pacific Ocean with lots of earthquake and volcano activity | Ring of Fire |
| The ""instrument"" used to detect record the waves from an earthquake. | seismograph |
| This state was formed by volcanoes | Hawaii |
| Where does the lava from volcanoes come from? | mantle |
| This is used to measure how powerful an earthquake is. | Richter Scale |
| An earthquake of this size would cause no damage, only minor shaking | 2.0 |
| An earthquake of this size causes near total destruction | 8.0 |
| What is the center point of an earthquake called? | Epicenter |
| The name of the land mass that had all of the 7 continents together on it. | Pangea |
| When two plates crash into each other, what is typically formed? | Mountains |
| An earthquake in the ocean that produces large waves is called this. | Tsunami |
| A huge tsunami recently hit this country. | Japan |