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Earthquakes Quiz

QuestionAnswerAnswerAnswerAnswerAnswerAnswerAnswerAnswerAnswerAnswerAnswerAnswerAnswerAnswerAnswerAnswer
Focus: Where the first motion of an earthquake occurs within the ground along a fault.
Epicenter: The point on Earths surface directly above the focus.
Seismic Waves: Energy waves released in vibrations occurring when a fault slips.
Fault Zone Regions of numerous, closely spaces faults.
Understand how stress builds up along a fault and gets released. As plates move slowly past each other or into each other, friction and tension are built up within the ground. Suddenly, the plates quickly release the enormous amount of energy that had been building up, which causes an earthquake.
Understand how the depth of focus affects an earthquake's intensity The deeper within Earths crust the focus is, the farther that seismic waves have to travel, which makes a weaker earthquake. If the focus of an earthquake is near the surface of the Earth, then the earthquake will be much stronger.
Know where earthquakes are most likely to happen Earthquakes are most likely to occur at transform and convergent boundaries along the Ring of Fire.
Seismograph: An instrument that detects and records vibrations from an earthquake within the ground.
Seismogram The unit used that represents an earthquakes motion.
Magnitude: The measurement of the strength of an earthquake.
Intensity: The measurement of the effects of an earthquake.
Understand the difference between the Richter Scale and the Moment Magnitude scale for measuring an earthquakes magnitude.
Understand how the Modified Mercalli scale is used to measure and earthquakes intensity.
Tsunami:
Seismic Gap:
Understand how an earthquake can affect buildings and property.
Understand what people should do before, during and after an earthquake to be safe.
Understand how earthquake warnings and forecasts can be developed.
The 1964 Alaska Earthquake: Location, Name, Magnitude, Intensity, Casualties, Time, etc
Focus: Where the first motion of an earthquake occurs within the ground along a fault.
Epicenter: The point on Earths surface directly above the focus.
Seismic Waves: Energy waves released in vibrations occurring when a fault slips.
Fault Zone Regions of numerous, closely spaces faults.
Focus: Where the first motion of an earthquake occurs within the ground along a fault.
Epicenter: The point on Earths surface directly above the focus.
Seismic Waves: Energy waves released in vibrations occurring when a fault slips.
Understand how the depth of focus affects an earthquake's intensity The deeper within Earths crust the focus is, the farther that seismic waves have to travel, which makes a weaker earthquake. If the focus of an earthquake is near the surface of the Earth, then the earthquake will be much stronger.
Fault Zone Regions of numerous, closely spaces faults.
Know where earthquakes are most likely to happen Earthquakes are most likely to occur at transform and convergent boundaries along the Ring of Fire.
Understand how stress builds up along a fault and gets released. As plates move slowly past each other or into each other, friction and tension are built up within the ground. Suddenly, the plates quickly release the enormous amount of energy that had been building up, which causes an earthquake.
Understand how the depth of focus affects an earthquake's intensity The deeper within Earths crust the focus is, the farther that seismic waves have to travel, which makes a weaker earthquake. If the focus of an earthquake is near the surface of the Earth, then the earthquake will be much stronger.
Understand how stress builds up along a fault and gets released. As plates move slowly past each other or into each other, friction and tension are built up within the ground. Suddenly, the plates quickly release the enormous amount of energy that had been building up, which causes an earthquake.
Know where earthquakes are most likely to happen Earthquakes are most likely to occur at transform and convergent boundaries along the Ring of Fire.
Understand how the depth of focus affects an earthquake's intensity The deeper within Earths crust the focus is, the farther that seismic waves have to travel, which makes a weaker earthquake. If the focus of an earthquake is near the surface of the Earth, then the earthquake will be much stronger.
Seismograph: An instrument that detects and records vibrations from an earthquake within the ground.
Magnitude: The measurement of the strength of an earthquake.
Magnitude: The measurement of the strength of an earthquake.
Seismogram The unit used that represents an earthquakes motion.
Intensity: The measurement of the effects of an earthquake.
Magnitude: The measurement of the strength of an earthquake.
Seismograph: An instrument that detects and records vibrations from an earthquake within the ground.
Intensity: The measurement of the effects of an earthquake.
Seismogram The unit used that represents an earthquakes motion.
Understand the difference between the Richter Scale and the Moment Magnitude scale for measuring an earthquakes magnitude.
Tsunami:
Understand how the Modified Mercalli scale is used to measure and earthquakes intensity.
Magnitude: The measurement of the strength of an earthquake.
Seismic Gap:
Tsunami:
Seismic Gap:
Seismic Gap: The measurement of the effects of an earthquake.
Understand how an earthquake can affect buildings and property.
Understand how an earthquake can affect buildings and property.
Understand the difference between the Richter Scale and the Moment Magnitude scale for measuring an earthquakes magnitude.
Understand what people should do before, during and after an earthquake to be safe.
Understand how earthquake warnings and forecasts can be developed.
Understand how earthquake warnings and forecasts can be developed.
The 1964 Alaska Earthquake: Location, Name, Magnitude, Intensity, Casualties, Time, etc
The 1964 Alaska Earthquake: Location, Name, Magnitude, Intensity, Casualties, Time, etc
Tsunami:
Seismic Gap:
Understand how an earthquake can affect buildings and property.
Understand what people should do before, during and after an earthquake to be safe.
Understand how earthquake warnings and forecasts can be developed.
The 1964 Alaska Earthquake: Location, Name, Magnitude, Intensity, Casualties, Time, etc
What is Elastic Rebound? The sudden return of elastically deformed rock back to its undeformed shape.
What is Elastic Rebound? The sudden return of elastically deformed rock back to its undeformed shape.
What is Elastic Rebound? The sudden return of elastically deformed rock back to its undeformed shape.
What is Elastic Rebound? The sudden return of elastically deformed rock back to its undeformed shape.
What is Elastic Rebound? The sudden return of elastically deformed rock back to its undeformed shape.
What is Elastic Rebound? The sudden return of elastically deformed rock back to its undeformed shape.
What is Elastic Rebound? The sudden return of elastically deformed rock back to its undeformed shape.
What is Elastic Rebound? The sudden return of elastically deformed rock back to its undeformed shape.
What is Elastic Rebound? The sudden return of elastically deformed rock back to its undeformed shape.
What is Elastic Rebound? The sudden return of elastically deformed rock back to its undeformed shape.
What is Elastic Rebound? The sudden return of elastically deformed rock back to its undeformed shape.
What is Elastic Rebound? The sudden return of elastically deformed rock back to its undeformed shape.
What is Elastic Rebound? The sudden return of elastically deformed rock back to its undeformed shape.
What is Elastic Rebound? The sudden return of elastically deformed rock back to its undeformed shape.
What is Elastic Rebound? The sudden return of elastically deformed rock back to its undeformed shape.
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