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Earthquake Preventions

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What is an earthquake?

Sudden shaking of Earth

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If you stuck in a building, and you can't go out. What should you do?

Take cover, and wait for the shaking to stop.

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What is the name of the scale to measure earthquakes?

Richter Scale

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is the focus on top of epicenter or the epicenter is on top of the focus?

Epicenter in on top of the focus

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Do earthquakes happen everywhere?

No

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Do we have earthquakes in Taiwan

Yes

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Earthquakes happen on land and _____________?

Oceans

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What can happen after an earthquake in the ocean?

Tsunami

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Is it the Phil Scale, the Hicham's Scale, or the Richter Scale

The Richter Scale

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Are earthquakes Natural Disasters or Manmade Disasters?

Natural Disasters

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The worst earthquake to hit Taiwan was in the the year ____________

September 21st, 1999.

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The worst earthquake to hit Taiwan measured at ___________

7.6 magnitude

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Name a country that has strong earthquakes?

Taiwan, Japan, New Zealand, Philippines, Mexico, Indonesia, and United States.

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Name a country that has weak earthquakes or none?

Canada, Russia, South Africa, and Brazil.

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The highest earthquake ever recorded was at __________

9.5 in Chile in 1960.

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A word to measure the size of earthquake is ____________

magnitude

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