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Which of the following choices describes a tsunami?
The shaking of the ground that liquefies water based soil
A huge sea wave resembling a large rising tide.
Buildings and roads on the Earth's surface that are shaken
A portion of the ground that loosens and slides downhill
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A _____ is a machine that produces (a) _____.
seismogram, seismograph
seismograph, body wave
primary wave, secondary wave
seismograph, seismogram
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Where is the epicenter of an earthquake found?
Underground, below the focus.
Underground, where the rock is breaking.
Above ground, directly above the focus.
About a mile away from the focus.
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What can you expect to happen after experiencing an earthquake?
You should expect to feel foreshocks.
You should expect to feel aftershocks.
You can assume that geologists will be able to predict it.
You can assume that there will be no more earthquakes.
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Which statement is FALSE about tectonic plates?
They make up the earth's crust.
They have very specific movements.
They sit on top of a fluid part of earth's interior.
They fit together like puzzle pieces.
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The point underground where the earthquake occurs is called the:
Aftershock
Focus
Epicenter
Foreshock
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P-waves travel as _____ waves while S-waves travel as _____ waves.
transverse, compressional
compressional, transverse
horizontal, transverse
horizontal, compressional
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Why can geologists not predict earthquakes?
Foreshocks often don't register on seismographs.
Activities along fault lines are unpredictable.
Earthquakes are man made, not natural.
Earthquakes depend on the weather, which is unpredictable.
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An earthquake of Richter magnitude _____ produces 100 times more ground shaking than an earthquake of magnitude _____?
3,4
3,1
2,3
3,2
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The movement of the ground due to rock breaking below the surface during an earthquake is known as _____.
ground heave
subsidence
settlement
seismic activity
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The seismic waves that do most of the shaking are:
Body
Rayleigh
Primary
Love
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Identify how liquefaction occurs during an earthquake.
Liquefaction occurs when a large ocean wave comes onto land.
Liquefaction describes an effect such as ripples in a pond
Liquefaction occurs when the ground shaking loosens rock
Liquefaction occurs when ground shaking loosens moist soil
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