EARTHQUAKES | Baamboozle - Baamboozle | The Most Fun Classroom Games!

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Explain what foreshocks are.

Small-scale earthquakes that occurs before the actual, larger earthquake.

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Name one type of earquake.

divergent boundary

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What's an epicenter?

The point on the Earth's surface above the focus of the earthquake.

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Where is the hypocenter located?

700km below the Earth's surface.

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Name one type of earquake.

transform fault

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Explain what aftershocks are.

Smaller earthquakes that happen after the main earthquake.

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Why do earthquakes happen?

Because Earth`s tectonic plates are in constant movement.

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What is a seismometer?

It's an instrument that measures and records seismic waves that move through the Earth.

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Swap points!

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Win 50 points!

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shark

Other team loses 15 points!

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banana

Go to last place!

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How long does an Earthquake usually last?

A few seconds.

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Lose 25 points!

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shark

Other team loses 10 points!

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Other team loses 15 points!

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thief

Give points!

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eraser

Reset score!

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gift

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What are fault planes?

Irregularities that grind the plates to a halt. Typacally a curved interface.

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What do seismic waves do?

Transmit an earthquakes energy over great distances.

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What is the epicenter?

The focus is the place inside Earth's crust where an earthquake originates.

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