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Give an example of short term aid to help people affected by an earthquake
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Give an example of long term aid to help people affected by an earthquake
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What scale measures earthquake magnitude?
Richter scale
What scale measures earthquake damage?
Mercalli scale
What is the point inside the crust where an earthquake begins?
Focus
What is the point on the surface above the focus called?
Epicentre
What are vibrations from an earthquake called?
Seismic waves
What is a crack in the Earth’s crust called?
Fault
What causes earthquakes?
Movement of plates
Where do most earthquakes happen?
Plate boundaries
What is the shaking of the Earth’s surface called?
An earthquake
What do we call the strength of an earthquake?
Magnitude
What do seismologists study?
Earthquakes
What can earthquakes create in the ocean?
Tsunamis
What is the machine that records seismic waves?
Seismograph
What is a small earthquake that follows a larger one?
Aftershock
