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geo earth quake quiz

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Epicenter the spot on the earth's surface above the focus it is the quakes address. :)
Focus location of the rupture or break on the fault.
Fault crack in the earths crust- where there is movement.
primary wave fastest waves, moves at 5 miles per second, moves under the earths surface, rock particles move back and forth the same way the wave is traveling.
Secondary Wave shear waves, 3 miles per second, rock particles move at right angles, in crust.
L-wave slowest. "love waves", causes most damage
Richter Scale this scale was made to measure the magnitude level of an earth quake.
Mercalli Scale this scale calculates the amount of damage dispersed.
quake related risks avalanche, tsunami's, change in landscape, land slides, quake related fires, aftershocks
ring of fire 4/5 earth quakes take place here, home of some of the worlds most active volcanoes, in the pacific ocean
seismic the movement of earths plates against each other. earth quakes
quake predictors some predictions are: low water levels, large amount of radon, and strange animal behavior.
Created by: geo dude
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